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Brewer's: Sacrament
Literally, “a military oath” taken by the Roman soldiers not to desert their standard, turn their back on the enemy, or abandon their general. We also, in the sacrament of baptism, take a…sacrament
(Encyclopedia) sacrament [Lat.,=something holy], an outward sign of something sacred. In Christianity, a sacrament is commonly defined as having been instituted by Jesus and consisting of a visible…penance
(Encyclopedia) penancepenancepĕnˈəns [key], sacrament of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Eastern churches. By it the penitent (the person receiving the sacrament) is absolved of his or her sins by a…The Devil's Dictionary: Sacrament
by Ambrose Bierce SACERDOTALISTSACREDSACRAMENT -n. A solemn religious ceremony to which several degrees of authority and significance are attached. Rome has seven sacraments, but the…Lord's Supper
(Encyclopedia) Lord's Supper, Protestant rite commemorating the Last Supper. In the Reformation the leaders generally rejected the traditional belief in the sacrament as a sacrifice and as an…Eucharist
(Encyclopedia) EucharistEucharisty&oomacr;ˈkərĭst [key] [Gr.,=thanksgiving], Christian sacrament that repeats the action of Jesus at his last supper with his disciples, when he gave them bread,…anointing of the sick
(Encyclopedia) anointing of the sick, sacrament of the Orthodox Eastern Church and the Roman Catholic Church, formerly known as extreme unction. In it a sick or dying person is anointed on eyes, ears…confirmation
(Encyclopedia) confirmation, Christian rite in which the initiation into the church that takes place by baptism is confirmed. In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Eastern churches, it is a sacrament by…sacramental
(Encyclopedia) sacramental, in the Roman Catholic Church, aid to devotion that is not a sacrament. Sacramentals are commonly divided into six classes: prayer, anointing, eating, confession, giving,…O Salutaris Hostia
(Encyclopedia) O Salutaris HostiaO Salutaris Hostiasălˌy&oomacr;târˈĭs, säˌl&oomacr;täˈrĭs [key] [Lat.,=O saving victim], hymn to the Host, one of the two hymns regularly sung at the…Trending
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