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A sacrament is a Christian practice that signifies or effectuates the [[grace]] of [[God]]. It is considered These practices are generally understood to be constituted have been instituted (or commanded) by Jesus Christ. In some churches the term is referred to as an ordinance. In the [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Lutheranism]] and some forms of [[Anglicanism]] it is taught that sacraments are not only symbolic but also a means by which God communicates his grace. Other Most other [[Protestant]] churches hold that sacraments are purely symbolic signs of an inward change. == Origin of the word == The [[Latin]] word ''sacramentum'' (holy sign) was used in secular [[Latin]] for military oaths of allegiance. Its religious use was introduced by [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]]. In [[Jerome]]'s [[Latin ]] translation of the Bible, the [[Vulgata]], Jerome translated the Greek word [[mysterion]] as [[sacramentum]] in some cases, and as [[mysterium]] in other cases.

In the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches it is taught that there are seven sacraments. These sacraments are* [[Baptism]]* [[Confirmation]]* [[Confession]]* [[Eucharist]]* [[Matrimony]]* [[Ordination]]* [[Anointing of the sick]]In Eastern Orthodoxy baptism and confirmation are administered together. In most Protestant churches, including the Lutheran , Anglican and Anglican theology Baptist churches, it is taught that there are two sacraments, . These are* [[Baptism and ]]* [[Holy Communion. ]] (also called the Lord's supper or the Eucharist)Additionally, Anglicans consider in Anglicanism, the other five five sacraments in of the Catholic tradition as sacraments and Orthodox traditions are mentioned in a broader sense because the [[39 Articles]], although they don't see them are not counted as constituted by God"Sacraments of the Gospel".