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  2. Sacrament - Wikipedia

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    While the sacraments in the Catholic Church are regarded as means of Divine Grace, the Catholic definition of a sacrament is an event in Christian life that is both spiritual and physical. [28] The seven Catholic sacraments have been separated into three groups. The first three Sacraments of Initiation are Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation.

  3. Samskara (rite of passage) - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the initiation of the Veda study, the student learnt the vocabulary, grammar and other basic studies. The emphasis of the stage where the student started Veda study was both the memorization and know the meaning of each hymn, verse or mantra. [81] Vedarambha marked the actual start of the Veda study. [82]

  4. Sacramentum (oath) - Wikipedia

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    Sacramentum is the origin of the English word "sacrament", a transition in meaning pointed to by Apuleius's use of the word to refer to religious initiation. [ 4 ] Legal usage

  5. Sacramental matter and form - Wikipedia

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    The matter of a sacrament is "that part of a sacrament with which or to which something is done in order to confer grace", [3] "materials used and actions performed". [4] The form of a sacrament consists of the words and the intention by which the sacrament is effected. [1] For example, the matter for the sacrament of baptism is water.

  6. Sacramental - Wikipedia

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    A sacramental (Latin pl. sacramentalia) is a sacred sign, a ritual act or a ceremony, which, in a certain imitation of the sacraments, has a spiritual effect and is obtained through the intercession of the Church. [1] Sacramentals surround the sacraments like a wreath and extend them into the everyday life of Christians.

  7. Sacred mysteries - Wikipedia

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    The Sacraments, or Sacred Mysteries are the most important means by which the faithful may obtain union with God, provided they are received with faith after appropriate preparation. Christians believe that God is present everywhere and fills all things by his divine grace , and that all of creation is, in some sense, a "sacrament".

  8. Rite - Wikipedia

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    Sacrament, rites in Christianity including baptism, communion, and last rites Samskara (rite of passage) , rites of passage in Indic religions and cultures Arts, entertainment, and media

  9. Catholic liturgy - Wikipedia

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    Liturgy encompasses the entire service: prayer, reading and proclamation, singing, gestures, movement and vestments, liturgical colours, symbols and symbolic actions, the administration of sacraments and sacramentals. Liturgy (from Greek: leitourgia) is a composite word meaning originally a public duty, a service to the state undertaken by a ...