sacrament
English
/ˈsækɹəmənt/
noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) A sacred act or ceremony in Christianity. In Catholic theology, a sacrament is defined as "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace."
- (in particular) The Eucharist.
- The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).
- A thing which is regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
- The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, any sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French sacrement derived from Latin sacrāmentum, sacrō (consecrate, hallow, make sacred).
Origin
Latin
sacrō
Gloss
consecrate, hallow, make sacred
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sacramentarian English
- sacramentarianism English
- sacramentize English
- consecro Latin
- obsecro Latin
- sacrāmentum Latin
- sacrō Latin
- sacramento Italian
- sacrement French
- sakrament Norwegian Bokmål
- サクラメント Japanese
- sakrament Polish
- sakrament Norwegian Nynorsk
- sacrament Old French
- sacrement Old French
- sacrer Old French
- sairement Old French
- sagrament Catalan, Valencian
- shuguroj Albanian
- sacramento Old Portuguese
- sagramen Old Occitan
- jakkūramen Marshallese
- sagramento Old Spanish
- sakrament Vilamovian
- sakramen Chuukese