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an important religious ceremony such as marriage, baptism or Communion Topics Religion and festivalsc2圣事,圣礼(如婚配、圣洗或圣餐等) - the sacrament[singular]
the bread and wine that are eaten and drunk during the service of Communion 圣餐(包括面饼和葡萄酒) to receive the sacrament 领圣餐
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sacrement, from Latin sacramentum ‘solemn oath’ (from sacrare ‘to consecrate’, from sacer ‘sacred’), used in Christian Latin as a translation of Greek mustērion ‘mystery’.