Definition of sacrament Sacrament

/sæˈkɹʌmʌnt/ - [sakrumunt] - sac•ra•ment

We found 10 definitions of sacrament from 7 different sources.

What does sacrament mean?

Noun Plural: sacraments
sacrament - a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; 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
		religious ceremony, religious ritual a ceremony having religious meaning
		eucharist, eucharistic liturgy, holy eucharist, holy sacrament, sacrament of the eucharist, liturgy, lord's supper a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
		matrimony the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
		baptism a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
		confirmation a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
		penance a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
		anointing of the sick, extreme unction, last rites a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation

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sacrament (Noun)
A sacred act or ceremony in Christianity. In Roman Catholic theology, a sacrament is defined as "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace. ".

sacrament (n.)
The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
sacrament (n.)
The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery.
sacrament (n.)
One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the eucharist; the Lord's Supper.
sacrament (v. t.)
To bind by an oath.

sacrament
sak′ra-ment, n. an holy ordinance instituted by Christ as an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace (Baptism and the Lord's Supper—amongst Roman Catholics, also Confirmation, Penance, Holy Orders, Matrimony, and Extreme Unction): the Lord's Supper specially: an oath of obedience taken by Roman soldiers on enlistment: any solemn obligation: materials used in a sacrament.—v.t. to bind by an oath.—adj. Sacramen′tal, belonging to or constituting a sacrament.—ns. Sacramen′talism, the attachment of excessive importance to the sacraments: the doctrine that there is in the sacraments themselves a special direct spiritual efficacy to confer grace; Sacramen′talist, one who holds this view.—adv. Sacramen′tally.—ns. Sacramentā′rian, one who holds a high or extreme view of the efficacy of the sacraments: (obs.) one who rejects the doctrine of the real presence in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; Sacramentā′rianism, the holding of extreme views with regard to the efficacy of sacraments.—adj. Sacramen′tary, pertaining to the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, or to the sacramentarians.—n. a book containing all the prayers and ceremonies used at the celebration of the R.C. sacraments: a sacramentarian. [L. sacramentum, a sacred thing—sacrāre, to consecrate—sacer, sacred.]