sacrament
sac.ra.ment \'sak-r*-m*nt\ n [ME sacrement, sacrament, fr. OF & LL; OF, fr. LL sacramentum], fr. L, oath of allegiance, obligation, fr. sacrare to consecrate 1: a formal religious act that is sacred as a sign or symbol of a spiritual reality; esp : one instituted by Jesus Christ as a means of grace cap 2a: BLESSED SACRAMENT 2b: the elements or action of a sacrament