Synonyms for sacrament
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.
Related words
- Word family
- sacramentality sacramentarian sacramentalism
- Phrases
- sacrament of reconciliation
Forms
- Plural
- sacraments → communions, rites, ceremonys, solemnities…
Choose the right word
A religious service ordained as an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace is called a sacrament.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- ceremony The wedding ceremony was performed in the morning.
- rite Naming his son after himself felt like a rite of passage.
- communion The parson gave the communion wafer to the dying person.
By length
- 4 letters
- rite1
- 7 letters
- service2
- 8 letters
- ceremony4
- 9 letters
- communion3, ordinance3, solemnity4
- 10 letters
- observance3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (service2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sacrement