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sacrament vs last rites

last rites vs sacrament

sacrament and last rites both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sacrament Yes No No No
last rites Yes No No No
As nouns, last rites is a hyponym of sacrament; that is, last rites is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sacrament:
  • sacrament: 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
  • last rites: a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
sacrament (noun) last rites (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 rites performed in connection with a death or burial
a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
Difference between sacrament and last rites

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