sacrament
nounEtymology
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.
- derived from sacrō
- derived from sacrāmentum
- derived from sacrement
- inherited from sacrament
Definitions
A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine…
A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.
- 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.
The Eucharist.
The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).
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Anything regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
- 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.
The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome
The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, any sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
- I'll take the sacrament on 't.
To bind by an oath.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at sacrament. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at sacrament. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at sacrament
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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