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Sacred

Sacred, something holy, or that is solemnly offered and consecrated to God, with benedictions, unctions, etc.

The Romanists, however, by way of eminence, call the eucharist the holy sacrament. Thus to expose the holy sacrament, is to lay the consecrated host on the altar to be adored. The procession of the holy sacrament, is that in which this host is carried about the church, or about a town.

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