What is the difference between sacrament and ordinance?
sacrament | ordinance |
(Islam) The rites in the five pillars of Islam.
* 1978 , Kenneth Cragg, Islam and the Muslim , page 62
* 1992 , Jeffrey J. Coonjohn, Stories from the front, Page 62
(Christianity) A sacred act or ceremony in Christianity. In Roman Catholic theology, a sacrament is defined as "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace."
The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery.
* Jeremy Taylor
The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
* Shakespeare
baptism
* confirmation
* communion, Mass, or Eucharist
* penance
* extreme unction
* holy orders, or ordination
* matrimony
* The Protestant churches list two sacraments:
* baptism
* Lord's Supper
* anointing of the sick
* Extreme Unction
* eucharist
* Eucharistic liturgy
* Holy Eucharist
* Holy Sacrament
* last rites
* Liturgy
* Lord's Supper
* sacrament of the Eucharist
* (wikipedia "sacrament")
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a local law, an edict or decree.
a religious practice or ritual prescribed by the church.
As nouns the difference between sacrament and ordinance
is that sacrament is the rites in the five pillars of Islam while ordinance is a local law, an edict or decree.sacrament
English
Noun
(en noun)- God sometimes sent a light of fire, and pillar of a cloud and the sacrament of a rainbow, to guide his people through their portion of sorrows.
- I'll take the sacrament on 't.
