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[size=x-large]Naming the Sacred Rites[/size]
During the early stages of the Christian church, believers in the eastern part of the church, where Greek was the common language, used the word mysterion, 'mystery', to describe Christian sacred rites. In the West, where Latin predominated, the term employed was sacrament (Latin, 'sacramentum'). A sacramentum was an oath that a Roman soldier swore, declaring his obedience to the commander
[size=x-large]Naming the Sacred Rites[/size]
During the early stages of the Christian church, believers in the eastern part of the church, where Greek was the common language, used the word mysterion, 'mystery', to describe Christian sacred rites. In the West, where Latin predominated, the term employed was sacrament (Latin, 'sacramentum'). A sacramentum was an oath that a Roman soldier swore, declaring his obedience to the commander