sacrament
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Perhaps he didn’t understand the new Protestant Communion—rather than at an altar, the sacrament now took place over a table covered with a simple cloth—and he was pleading that someone explain it to him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Catholicism also makes a ceremony of transubstantiating flesh into a sacrament to feed the soul.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024
Smith, the Supreme Court upheld the firing of two Native American employees who had been denied unemployment benefits after using peyote, a sacrament in their religious ceremonies.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2024
“We are thrilled to share that our dear friend Shia LaBeouf has fully entered the Church this past weekend through the sacrament of confirmation,” the post read.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
The father crossed himself, nodded a scared-rabbit kind of thank you, and hurried out to report the sacrament to his wife.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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