the Sacrament
noun
: the bread and wine that are eaten and drunk during the Christian ceremony of Communion
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Catholics maintain that the Sacrament is the body of Christ, yet no one expects the bread to taste like raw flesh or accuses fellow-parishioners of cannibalism.
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
During Mass, Pope John Paul II received both the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick and Viaticum, said Navarro-Valls.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2023
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
During Mass, Pope John Paul II received both the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick and Viaticum, said Navarro-Valls.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2023
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“The Sacrament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Sacrament. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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