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Related topics: Christianitysac·ra·ment /ˈsækrəmənt/ noun [countable] 1. the Sacrament RRCthe bread and wine that are eaten at communion (=an important Christian ceremony) 圣餐〔基督教圣餐仪式中的面包和酒〕2. RRCone of the important Christian ceremonies, such as marriage or communion 圣事，圣礼〔如婚礼、圣餐等〕 —sacramental /ˌsækrəˈmentl◂/ adjectiveExamples from the Corpussacrament• Buffalo tongue was considered sacred and was taken like a sacrament.• Who had made shit a sacrament?• In time, the self-denying monks gathered for worship and the sacrament of communion.• Grace, the sacraments, the church is divine, Our Lady, the saints, etc.• He went home, confessed, made his will, took the sacrament and quietly expired!• He was a high churchman for whom the sacrament of holy communion was the supreme moment of worship.Origin sacrament (1100-1200) Old French Late Latin sacramentum, from Latin sacrare “to make holy”sac·ra·ment nounChineseSyllable at bread that eaten are (=an important the and wine Corpus communion |