A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Sacramentum,-i (s.n.II), abl.sg. sacramento: “(eccles.) symbol, rite, mystery, secret, sacrament (one of seven in the Roman catholic Church), sacramental grace, the Eucharist, instrument of grace” (Stelten); “the sum which the two parties to a suit at first deposited but afterwards became bound for ...; a cause, a civil suit or process; an oath, a solemn obligation or engagement; (eccl.) something to be kept sacred; a secret; the gospel revelation; a mystery; a sacrament; the office of the ministry (after Lewis & Short) [> sacer, sacra, sacrum (adj.A), q.v.].

- sacramentum stellarum, the mystery of the stars.

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