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sacrament

[sak-ruh-muhnt] / ˈsæk rə mənt /


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We can admit our errors and seek to right them through another sacrament — confession.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Vatican said on Thursday: "The sacred ministers of the Society of St Pius X administer the sacraments illicitly, while the sacrament of penance they administer and the marriages they witness are invalid."

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

He wanted to offer Holy Communion, the central sacrament of Roman Catholic faith, not only to the detainees inside the facility, but also to the federal agents stationed there.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026

“Twelve Churches” is decidedly not a book about theology: It doesn’t describe debates about the Trinity or what constitutes a sacrament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

The Protestant confession was boldly different from the Catholic sacrament of Confession.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

It means a baptised follower is "out of communion" with the Church - meaning they cannot receive the sacraments, for example going to confession, or get married within the Roman Catholic Church.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

More food, more money, and the symbolic pull of seven — sacraments, days of creation, virtues — turned a humble pre-Mass meal into a celebratory Italian-American blowout.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025

A metaphysical reality thick with angels and sacraments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

For the past 15 years, he’s been going on the road with circuses to preside over Mass, perform sacraments and provide pastoral care.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

As an eight-year-old Catholic, I learned the names and functions of all seven sacraments.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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