sacrament

noun

• (in the Christian Church) a ceremony regarded as imparting spiritual grace, in particular:
• (in the Roman Catholic and many Orthodox Churches) the seven rites of baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, penance, anointing of the sick, ordination, and matrimony: a priest visits regularly to celebrate Mass and administer the sacraments some receive the sacrament of reconciliation
• (among Protestants) baptism and the Eucharist.
• (also the Blessed Sacrament or the Holy Sacrament) (in Catholic use) the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread or Host:he heard Mass and received the sacrament
• a thing of mysterious and sacred significance; a religious symbol: they used peyote as a sacrament