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sacrament

noun

  1. Christianity any of certain rites instituted by Jesus and believed to be means of grace: baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, penance, holy orders, matrimony, and Anointing of the Sick are the seven recognized by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches; Protestants generally recognize only baptism and the Lord's Supper (the Eucharist)
  2. the Eucharist, or Holy Communion; also, the consecrated bread and wine, or sometimes the bread alone, used in the Eucharist
  3. something regarded as having a sacred character or mysterious meaning
  4. Archaic
    1. a symbol or token
    2. a solemn oath or pledge

See sacrament in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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