sacrament

1. n. The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath. Source: opted

2. n. The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To bind by an oath. Source: opted

5. n. 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 Source: wordnet

6. One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, thehead of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence,specifically, the eucharist; the Lord's Supper. Source: adambom

7. n:100 n. 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 Source: ecdict

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