sacrament
11Sacrament — (v. lat. Sacramentum, s.d.), im kirchlichen Sprachgebrauch seit Tertullian die wichtigsten kirchlichen Ceremonien überhaupt u. namentlich geheimnißvolle od. symbolische Religionshandlungen, nachdem die Vulgata das Wort μυστήριον durch sacramentum …
12Sacrament — Sacrament. Dieses ursprünglich lateinische Wort bezeichnet eine heilige, sinnbildliche Religionshandlung. Auf der Kirchenversammlung zu Trident 1547 wurden sieben Sacramente: Taufe, Abendmahl, Buße oder Absolution, letzte Oelung, Priesterweihe,… …
13Sacrament — Sacrament, lat. sacramentum, der Eid, besonders der Eid des unbedingten Gehorsames, den im alten Rom die neuausgehobenen Soldaten schworen, indem ihr Tribun ihnen denselben vorsprach. In der kath. Kirche bezeichnet S. ein von Christus… …
14sacrament — [n] rite baptism, celebration, ceremony, communion, confession, confirmation, custom, holy orders, liturgy, marriage, matrimony, oath, observance, practice, ritual, service, vow; concepts 377,386 …
15Sacrament — This article is about the religious term. For other uses, see Sacrament (disambiguation). A sacrament is a sacred rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites.… …
16sacrament — /sak reuh meuhnt/, n. 1. Eccles. a visible sign of an inward grace, esp. one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and… …
17sacrament — noun Etymology: Middle English sacrement, sacrament, from Anglo French & Late Latin; Anglo French, from Late Latin sacramentum, from Latin, oath of allegiance, obligation, from sacrare to consecrate Date: 13th century 1. a. a Christian rite (as… …
18sacrament — n. 1) to administer a sacrament 2) to receive a sacrament * * * [ sækrəmənt] to administer a sacrament to receive a sacrament …
19sacrament — [[t]sæ̱krəmənt[/t]] sacraments 1) N COUNT A sacrament is a Christian religious ceremony such as communion, baptism, or marriage. ...the holy sacrament of baptism. 2) N SING: the N In the Roman Catholic church, the Sacrament is the holy bread… …
20sacrament — UK [ˈsækrəmənt] / US noun Word forms sacrament : singular sacrament plural sacraments 1) [countable] an important Christian ceremony such as marriage, baptism, or communion 2) the Sacrament the holy bread and wine that people eat and drink as… …
