
好词典

源自拉丁语 'sacramentum',最初指军事誓言或保证金,后基督教用来翻译希腊语 'mysterion'(奥秘)。
❶ 基督教的重要宗教仪式,如洗礼或圣餐,象征神圣恩典或与神的盟约关系。
“Baptism is one of the sacraments in the Christian church.”
(洗礼是基督教会的圣事之一。)
“They received the sacrament of marriage in the cathedral.”
(他们在大教堂接受了婚姻圣事。)
❶ 任何被视为神圣或具有深刻精神意义的事物或行为。
“For some, music is a sacrament that connects them to the divine.”
(对某些人来说,音乐是连接他们与神性的圣事。)
“The shared meal became a sacrament of their friendship.”
(共享的餐食成为了他们友谊的圣事。)
sacrament of reconciliation — 忏悔圣事,天主教中通过忏悔获得罪赦的仪式。
“He went to the sacrament of reconciliation before Easter.”
(他在复活节前参加了忏悔圣事。)
sacrament of the sick — 病人傅油圣事,为病重或临终者举行的宗教仪式。
“The priest came to administer the sacrament of the sick to my grandmother.”
(神父来为我祖母施行病人傅油圣事。)