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What is the noun for sacrament?

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sacrament
  1. (Christianity) A sacred act or ceremony in Christianity. In Catholic theology, a sacrament is defined as "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace."
  2. (in particular) The Eucharist.
  3. The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).
  4. A thing which is regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
  5. 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.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Bishop Donal McKeown administered the sacrament of confirmation to children in the Parish on Thursday.”
      “But on the other hand it has the sacrament of confession, whereby if you do sin you can be absolved and start afresh.”
      “What makes a sacrament a sacrament is the administration of it which came out of St. Augustine's teachings during the Donatist controversy.”
sacramentalism
  1. (theology) The belief that observance of the sacraments is necessary for salvation, or belief in their efficacy.
  2. (theology) The belief that the natural world is a reflection or imitation of a perfect supernatural one.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “This sacramentalism was not unchallenged, as we have already seen from Plato himself.”
      “Apostolical succession and sacramentalism may not have been in themselves progressive ideas.”
      “Thus certain sectarian movements borrowed the sensationalism without the sacramentalism of Wesley.”
sacramentary
  1. An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
sacramentalist
sacramentalisms
  1. plural of sacramentalism
sacramentalists
  1. plural of sacramentalist
sacramentaries
  1. plural of sacramentary
sacraments
  1. plural of sacrament
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  3. Examples:
    1. “When he arrives at the age of discretion, the child has the right in the church to receive both sacraments.”
      “The freedom of churches to administer the sacraments is as fundamental a religious liberty as there can be.”
      “Indeed, he commended the Quakers, who rejected the sacraments, for their stress on God as Spirit.”
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