Sacrament — synonyms, definition

1. sacrament (Noun)

absolution ceremony communion confession confirmation consecration contrition espousal eucharist holy communion host liturgy marriage nuptials penance repentance rite wedding

sacrament (Noun) — 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.

religious ceremony religious ritual Eucharistic liturgy Holy Eucharist Holy Order Holy Sacrament Lord's Supper anointing of the sick baptism confirmation eucharist extreme unction last rites liturgy matrimony penance sacrament of the Eucharist