sacrament

CEFRC1

/ˈsækɹəmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A formal religious ceremony regarded as sacred.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).

Examples

  • After everyone took their places, the sacrament begins.

  • Is that a heathen sacrament?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The Eucharist.

  2. A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.

  3. Anything regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.

More examples

In context

  • Priest: I'm sorry, it's Duncan Dirk Dick. I've just done it. / Father: Well, undo it. / Priest: Undo it? / Father: Yes. / Priest: This is a holy sacrament of the Church, not a bleeding hotel reservation. You can't just undo it.

  • I'll take the sacrament on 't.

  • The dots are easy to connect, because they’re so close together, and because they’re the entry and exit wounds inflicted on US society by the subculture whose sacrament is the gun.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The priest administered the sacred blank of baptism to the newborn baby with holy water.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sacrament, from Old French sacrement, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentum (“sacrament”), from Latin sacrō (“hallow, consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”), originally sum deposited by parties to a suit.