sacrement

Definitions of sacrement
  1. noun
    the act of praying for divine protection
    synonyms: bénédiction, consécration
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    prière, supplication
    the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
  2. noun
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
    synonyms: onction
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    cérémonie religieuse
    a ceremony having religious meaning
  3. noun
    a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
    synonyms: onction, sanctification
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    béatification, canonisation
    (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
    consécration
    (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God
    type of:
    cérémonie religieuse
    a ceremony having religious meaning
  4. 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
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    baptême
    a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
    expiation
    a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
    extrême-onction
    a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
    baptême, cérémonie du baptême
    giving a Christian name at baptism
    aveu, confession de ses fautes
    (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
    type of:
    cérémonie religieuse
    a ceremony having religious meaning
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