sacrament

sacramento

Ceremonia cristiana, como el bautismo, que se considera una manifestación del amor y la ayuda de Dios.

En inglés sencillo: A Christian religious ceremony believed to show God's love and help, such as baptism.

• Baptism is a sacrament.
• The priest explained the meaning of each sacrament.
• Different churches recognise different numbers of sacraments.

Cómo se usa: sacrament of something (They celebrated the sacrament of marriage in the village church.)

Sinónimos: sacred rite

Expresiones frecuentes: holy sacrament, sacrament of baptism, receive a sacrament

eucaristía, comunión

Ceremonia cristiana en la que se comparten pan y vino para recordar la muerte de Jesús.

En inglés sencillo: The Christian ceremony of sharing bread and wine to remember Jesus's death.

• They gathered to celebrate the sacrament.
• The priest administered the sacrament during the service.
• She received the sacrament every Sunday.

Sinónimos: Communion, Eucharist, Lord's Supper

Expresiones frecuentes: receive the sacrament, celebrate the sacrament, administer the sacrament

Santísimo Sacramento, hostia consagrada

Pan, y a veces vino, bendecido para la ceremonia cristiana de la comunión.

En inglés sencillo: The bread, and sometimes wine, blessed for use in the Christian Communion ceremony.

• The priest carried the sacrament to the sick woman.
• The sacrament was kept in the chapel.
• They knelt before the Blessed Sacrament.

Sinónimos: consecrated elements, Eucharist

Expresiones frecuentes: Blessed Sacrament, reserve the sacrament, consecrated sacrament

símbolo sagrado

Algo considerado santo o dotado de un significado profundo y misterioso.

En inglés sencillo: Something treated as holy or as having a deep, mysterious meaning.

• For him, sharing food was a sacrament.
• The poet regarded the forest as a living sacrament.
• Their daily walk became a quiet sacrament of friendship.

Sinónimos: sacred symbol, sacred thing

Expresiones frecuentes: a living sacrament, sacrament of nature, sacrament of love

obligar por juramento

Hacer que alguien se comprometa mediante un juramento solemne o religioso.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone promise something by taking a serious or religious oath.

• The ruler sacramented his followers.
• They were sacramented to serve the king.
• The ceremony sacramented each knight to a life of duty.

Cómo se usa: sacrament someone to something (The commander sacramented his soldiers to loyalty.)

Sinónimos: bind by oath, swear in

Expresiones frecuentes: sacrament someone, sacrament the soldiers, sacrament someone to loyalty