1. (Québec) Sacre, juron manifestant la colère ou le mécontentement.
2. [noun] (Christianity) A sacred act or ceremony in Christianity. In Roman Catholic theology, a sacrament is defined as 'an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace.'
3. [noun] (in particular) The Eucharist.
4. [noun] The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).
5. [noun] A thing which is regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
6. [noun] The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, any sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
7. [noun] A formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction.
