sacramentum, sacramenti (n)

sacrament / Sacred Mystery Nouns: The Divine

2nd declension neuter. Tantum ergo sacramentum (So great a sacrament). From sacrare (to consecrate)

In Scripture

Sacramentum septem stellarum, quas vidisti in dextera mea, et septem candelabra aurea : septem stellæ, angeli sunt septem ecclesiarum : et candelabra septem, septem ecclesiæ sunt.

The mystery of the seven stars, which thou sawest in my right hand and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches. And the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.

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