sacramentum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: [sɑ.krɑːˈmen.tũ], /sa.kraːˈmen.tu/

Etymology

From sacrō (“consecrate, dedicate, devote”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”).

Noun

sacrāmentum (genitive sacrāmentī); n, second declension

1. A sum of money deposited in pledge by two individuals involved in a suit. The money of the loser in the suit was applied to religious purposes.
2. (military) An oath of allegiance.
3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) Sacrament.
4. (Ecclesiastical Latin) A mystery, secret.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	sacrāmentum	sacrāmenta
genitive	sacrāmentī	sacrāmentōrum
dative	sacrāmentō	sacrāmentīs
accusative	sacrāmentum	sacrāmenta
ablative	sacrāmentō	sacrāmentīs
vocative	sacrāmentum	sacrāmenta

Derived terms

• sacrāmentālis

Related terms

Related terms

sacer sacerdōs sacerdōtālis sacerdōtium sacerdōtula sacrārium sacrārius

sacrātē sacrātiō sacrātor sacricola sacrifer sacrificālis sacrificātiō

sacrificātor sacrificātus sacrificiolus sacrificium sacrificō sacrificulus sacrificus

sacrilegē sacrilegium sacrilegus sacrō sacrōsanctus sacrum

Descendants

English: sacrament French: sacrement Italian: sacramento Norwegian: sakrament

Polish: sakrament Portuguese: sacramento Spanish: sacramento