Sacrament
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.
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- baptism
A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize...
- Lord's Supper
A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and win...
- penance
A Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution.
- holy order
The sacrament of ordination.
- confirmation
A sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church.
- matrimony
The ceremony or sacrament of marriage.
- last rites
A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvati...