Used in a Sentence

sacrament

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sacrament.

Editorial note

The constitution isn't some divine sacrament that they'll respect any more than the laws being rewritten in other countries.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sacrament gathered in one view.

noun

The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).

noun

(Christianity) A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.

noun

(in particular) The Eucharist.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sacrament.

noun

The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).

noun

(Christianity) A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.

noun

(in particular) The Eucharist.

noun

(by extension) Anything regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.

Example sentences

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The constitution isn't some divine sacrament that they'll respect any more than the laws being rewritten in other countries.

2

In countries with elections, the sacrament of voting is still observed by large numbers of people.

3

The closest thing is that a priest cannot share anything told during the sacrament of reconciliation.

4

A church marriage is a similar sacrament that the Church has laid out requirements for, and refusing to comply with those means you won't get married in the Church.

5

It is the educational system, with its bureaucratic filtering mechanisms, elitism, and status-consciousness that has turned it into a humanist sacrament.

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The ACA will drain cash from medicare fast enough to make it a socialist sacrament by 2025 here in the USA.

7

I actually think that the article's example using Dali's The Sacrament of the Last Supper sort of disproves itself.

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As for Catholicism, since it's a sacrament, I'd say since the inception of that religion which was some time ago.

9

Marriage as a sacrament (and age limitations) did not come from nowhere.

10

Since I don't take the sacrament of Keynesian multipliers, it will not go anywhere.

11

Christianity is actually a pretty sex positive religion - the Catholic Church requires sex as part of a sacrament (a marriage is only valid if consummate) and there are similar rules in the other big churches.

12

For me using tools is the only sacrament.

Quote examples

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Then the sacrament becomes more than "duty", it becomes another act of coercion, like most of what government does.

2

Maybe you could make a daily trip to spend a little time (a “holy hour”) with Christ present with us on earth in the Blessed Sacrament?

3

Meanwhile, Roger Christie, a "cannabis sacrament minister," remains in pre-trial detention, without bail, for over three years.

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But it's completely conceivable in some alternate universe that the two are conflated and one enters the majority legally at the same time as going through a "traditional" Sacrament of Confirmation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sacrament in a sentence?

The constitution isn't some divine sacrament that they'll respect any more than the laws being rewritten in other countries.

What does sacrament mean?

The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).

What part of speech is sacrament?

sacrament is commonly used as noun.