different between sacrament vs baptistry

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French sacrement, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacr?mentum (“sacrament”), from Latin sacr? (“hallow, consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”), originally sum deposited by parties to a suit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sæk??m?nt/

Noun

sacrament (plural sacraments)

1. (Christianity) A sacred act or ceremony in Christianity. In Catholic theology, a sacrament is defined as "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace."
2. (in particular) The Eucharist.
3. The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).
4. A thing which is regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
   • 1651, Jeremy Taylor, Twenty-sermons for the winter half-year, "The Faith and Patience of the Saints"

     God sometimes sent a light of fire, and pillar of a cloud […] and the sacrament of a rainbow, to guide his people through their portion of sorrows.

5. The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, any sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.

Translations

Verb

sacrament (third-person singular simple present sacraments, present participle sacramenting, simple past and past participle sacramented)

1. (transitive) To bind by an oath.

See also

• Catholic and Eastern churches have seven sacraments: baptism; confirmation; communion, Mass, or Eucharist; penance; extreme unction (Anointing of the Sick, last rites); holy orders / ordination; and matrimony.
• Protestant churches list two sacraments: baptism and Lord's Supper.
• Eucharistic liturgy
• Holy Eucharist
• Holy Sacrament
• Liturgy
• Lord's Supper
• sacrament on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French sacrament, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacr?mentum (“sacrament”), from Latin sacr? (“hallow, consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”), originally sum deposited by parties to a suit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa?.kra??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: sa?cra?ment
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

sacrament n (plural sacramenten)

1. (Christianity) sacrament

Derived terms

• laatste sacramenten
• sacramenteel
• sacramentsaltaar
• Sacramentsdag

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: sakramen

Romanian

Etymology

From French sacrement, from Latin sacramentum.

Noun

sacrament n (plural sacramente)

1. sacrament

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• baptistery

Etymology

From Middle English baptistery, baptisterie, from Ecclesiastical Latin baptist?rium, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (baptist?rion); equivalent to baptism +? -ry.

Noun

baptistry (plural baptistries)

1. (Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
2. An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.

Related terms

• baptism
• baptist
• baptize

Translations

Further reading

• baptistry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia