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sacramentum

sacramentum noun: an Ancient Roman oath or vow that rendered the swearer "given to the gods", in the negative sense if he violated it.

Noun

sacramentum (plural sacramenta)

  1. (historical) An Ancient Roman oath or vow that rendered the swearer "given to the gods", in the negative sense if he violated it.

Forms of sacramentum

pluralsacramenta

Origin of sacramentum

Borrowed from Latin sacrāmentum.

Questions about sacramentum

What does sacramentum mean?
Sacramentum means an Ancient Roman oath or vow that rendered the swearer "given to the gods", in the negative sense if he violated it.
What part of speech is sacramentum?
Sacramentum is a noun.
What is the plural of sacramentum?
The plural of sacramentum is sacramenta.

Words near sacramentum in the dictionary

  1. Sacramento Valley
  2. Sacramentoan
  3. Sacramentoans
  4. sacraments
  5. sacraments of reconciliation
  6. sacramentum
  7. sacraria
  8. sacraries
  9. sacrarium
  10. sacrariums
  11. sacrary

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