English → Latin
“sacrament” in Latin
sacrāmentuma sum of money deposited in pledge by two individuals involved in a suit, the money of the loser in the suit being used mystēriummystery (secret rite or worship); secret
The English word sacrament itself goes back to Latin sacer, through sacrāmentum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sacrament
sacramentum (ecclesiastical): mysterium (ecclesiastical). For “to take the sacrament,” Vid: LORD’S SUPPER.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sacrament?
- The usual Latin words for “sacrament” are sacrāmentum, mystērium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.