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# sacrament

noun (a sacrament, sacraments)

«sacrament» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) A sacrament is a holy ceremony in Christian churches, which Christians believe is an outward sign of God's grace (love and help) given to people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sacrament/#m1)
2. The Blessed Sacrament (Catholic) is the bread blessed at Mass, which Catholics believe is Jesus' body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sacrament/#m2)

### In the lessons

Catholic and Orthodox churches count seven sacraments: baptism, confirmation, Eucharist (Holy Communion), confession (reconciliation), anointing of the sick, marriage and holy orders. Most Protestant churches count two: baptism and the Lord's Supper. Quakers and the Salvation Army do not hold outward sacraments. Phrases: the seven sacraments, receive a sacrament, the Blessed Sacrament.

### Examples

- Baptism is the first sacrament for many Christians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sacrament/#x1)
- Catholics have seven sacraments. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sacrament/#x2)
- Marriage is a sacrament in the Catholic Church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sacrament/#x3)
- The priest carried the Blessed Sacrament in procession. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sacrament/#x4)
- Our RE teacher explained the sacrament of confirmation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sacrament/#x5)
- Most Protestant churches celebrate two sacraments. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sacrament/#x6)
- The next Sunday there was the sacrament, and Karen looked at the black shoes, looked at the red ones--looked at them again, and put on the red shoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sacrament/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Adjective sacramental. Spelling: sacra + ment (one c, one m before -ent). Related to "sacred" (holy).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sacrament» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sacrament/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sacrament» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sacrament.html) on Mova free.