sacrament

秘跡、聖礼典

洗礼など、神の愛や助けを示すと信じられるキリスト教の儀式。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： sacrament of something (They celebrated the sacrament of marriage in the village church.)

類義語： sacred rite

よく使う表現： holy sacrament, sacrament of baptism, receive a sacrament

聖餐、聖体拝領

イエスの死を記念してパンとぶどう酒を分かち合うキリスト教の儀式。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： Communion, Eucharist, Lord's Supper

よく使う表現： receive the sacrament, celebrate the sacrament, administer the sacrament

聖体、聖別されたパン

キリスト教の聖餐のために祝福されたパン。ぶどう酒も指すことがある。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： consecrated elements, Eucharist

よく使う表現： Blessed Sacrament, reserve the sacrament, consecrated sacrament

神聖なもの、聖なる象徴

神聖なもの、または深く神秘的な意味を持つものとして扱われるもの。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： sacred symbol, sacred thing

よく使う表現： a living sacrament, sacrament of nature, sacrament of love

誓約させる

厳粛な、または宗教的な誓いによって、人に約束をさせる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： sacrament someone to something (The commander sacramented his soldiers to loyalty.)

類義語： bind by oath, swear in

よく使う表現： sacrament someone, sacrament the soldiers, sacrament someone to loyalty