Sacrament: alternatives and connections

The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave…

To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it f…

To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would…

The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.

To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressiv…

A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is…

The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occas…

The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell; also, dismissal.

The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration.

To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure.

The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation…

Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by…

A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; -- in contradistinction to rank, which designates a row of soldiers standing abreast; a n…

The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp.,…

Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; -- used chiefly in oaths.

To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used especial…

A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers, in distinction from cavalry.

The size of some one part, as the diameter of semi-diameter of the base of a shaft, taken as a unit of measure by which the proportion…