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sacrament

In Christian usage, observances forming the visible sign of inward grace. In the Roman Catholic Church there are seven sacraments: baptism, Holy Communion (Eucharist or Mass), confirmation, rite of reconciliation (confession and penance), holy orders (ordination), matrimony, and the anointing of the sick (last rites).



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After a mute confession, communion was administered to the dying man, preparations made for the sacrament of unction, and in his house there was the bustle and thrill of suspense usual at such moments.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The fact that the children had not been at the sacrament for nearly a year worried her extremely, and with the full approval and sympathy of Marya Philimonovna she decided that this should take place now in the summer.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
All day long our priest go about there to give the Sacrament to dying men, and I go with him to carry the vessels with the Holy Sacrament.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
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