n. [ L. sacramentum an oath, a sacred thing, a mystery, a sacrament, fr. sacrare to declare as sacred, sacer sacred: cf. F. sacrement. See Sacred. ] 1. The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll take the sacrament on't. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

God sometimes sent a light of fire, and pillar of a cloud . . . and the sacrament of a rainbow, to guide his people through their portion of sorrows. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Theol.) One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the eucharist; the Lord's Supper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Sacrament, Eucharist. -- Protestants apply the term sacrament to baptism and the Lord's Supper, especially the latter. The R. Cath. and Greek churches have five other sacraments, viz., confirmation, penance, holy orders, matrimony, and extreme unction. As sacrament denotes an oath or vow, the word has been applied by way of emphasis to the Lord's Supper, where the most sacred vows are renewed by the Christian in commemorating the death of his Redeemer. Eucharist denotes the giving of thanks; and this term also has been applied to the same ordinance, as expressing the grateful remembrance of Christ's sufferings and death. “Some receive the sacrament as a means to procure great graces and blessings; others as an eucharist and an office of thanksgiving for what they have received.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bind by an oath. [ Obs. ] Laud. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which relates to a sacrament. Bp. Morton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. sacramentalis: cf. F. sacramental, sacramentel. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a sacrament or the sacraments; of the nature of a sacrament; sacredly or solemnly binding; as, sacramental rites or elements. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Bound by a sacrament. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sacramental host of God's elect. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine and use of sacraments; attachment of excessive importance to sacraments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who holds the doctrine of the real objective presence of Christ's body and blood in the holy eucharist. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a sacramental manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. sacramentarius: cf. F. sacramentaire. ] 1. (Eccl.) A name given in the sixteenth century to those German reformers who rejected both the Roman and the Lutheran doctrine of the holy eucharist. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who holds extreme opinions regarding the efficacy of sacraments. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining a sacrament, or to the sacramentals; sacramental. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -ries [ LL. sacramentarium: cf. F. sacramentaire. ] 1. An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, written by Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged by St. Gregory, in which were contained the rites for Mass, the sacraments, the dedication of churches, and other ceremonies. There are several ancient books of the same kind in France and Germany. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Same as Sacramentarian, n., 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

Papists, Anabaptists, and Sacramentaries. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]