Sacrament

Of religious ceremony.

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 5 facts

    A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize...

  • Lord's Supper 3 facts

    A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and win...

  • penance 2 facts

    A Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution.

  • holy order 1 facts

    The sacrament of ordination.

  • confirmation 0 facts

    A sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church.

  • matrimony 0 facts

    The ceremony or sacrament of marriage.

  • last rites 0 facts

    A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvati...