Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Sacrament has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
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
"After years of debate, the congregation finally agreed to restore the ancient sacrament of confirmation for their youth."
A sacred act or ceremony in Christianity. In Catholic theology, a sacrament is defined as "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace."
"The priest explained that baptism was the first of seven sacraments through which believers receive divine grace."
To bind by an oath.
"The ancient tribe believed that drinking from the sacred river would sacrament them to their ancestors for eternity."
The word sacrament comes from the Latin sacrāmentum, meaning "sacrament." It is derived from sacer, which means "sacred" or "holy," and originally referred to a solemn deposit made by parties in a legal suit.