sacrament (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it
def the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper
def in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
Outgoing links
Hypernym religious ceremony, religious ritual
Derivationally related form sacrament → sacramental
Hyponym Holy Eucharist, Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper; matrimony; baptism; confirmation; penance; anointing of the sick, extreme unction, last rites; holy order
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Derivationally related form sacramental → sacrament
Pertainym (pertains to noun) sacramental → sacrament
Hyponym religious ceremony, religious ritual
Hypernym Holy Eucharist, Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper; matrimony; baptism; confirmation; penance; anointing of the sick, extreme unction, last rites; holy order

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