Sacrament

Definition of sacrament:

part of speech: noun

One of the solemn religious rites in the Christian Church, esp. the Lord's Supper: one of the seven " outward signs of inward signs of inward grace" by which, in the R. Cath. Church, grace is conveyed to the soul- they are Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders and Matrimony.

part of speech: noun

A solemn religious ordinance. esp. the Lord's Supper.

part of speech: adverb

SACRAMENTALLY.

part of speech: noun

A holy or sacred ceremony, as baptism; the Eucharist; the Lord's Supper.

part of speech: adjective

Sacramental.

Usage examples for sacrament:

• The sick man received the sacrament all right, and died like a Christian just as day was breaking. "Maria Chapdelaine A Tale of the Lake St. John Country", Louis Hemon.

• They must have a priest, to minister the Holy Sacrament "The Moghul", Thomas Hoover.

• The sermon done, a good anthem followed, with vialls, and then the King came down to receive the Sacrament "Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete Transcribed From The Shorthand Manuscript In The Pepysian Library Magdalene College Cambridge By The Rev. Mynors Bright", Samuel Pepys Commentator: Lord Braybrooke.