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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SACRAMENT, n. Also saicrament. In Sc. usage referring specif. to the periodical Communion service of the Presbyterian Church. Hence combs. Sacrament Sabbath, -Sunday, -time; -Fuirdsay, -Seturday, the Thursday or Saturday before the Communion given over to preparatory religious services (Sh. 1969, obs.). Extended fig. from its application to the Communion elements to mean a small amount of liquid, a mouthful. [′sɑkrəmənt, ‡′sekrə-]Sc. 1796 C. Simeon in Carus Life (1847) 121:
Sunday, 26th — Sacrament Sunday at Moulin.Fif. 1816 A. Mercer Craw-Court 10:
'Twas sacrament Sabbath and much had been laid in.Sh. 1893 Sinclair MS. 2:
A peerie sakramint o gjola wi' a strinklin o' mell.Per. 1894 I. Maclaren Brier Bush 240:
Black he wore once a year, on Sacrament Sunday, and, if possible, at a funeral.Kcb. 1898 Crockett Standard Bearer xiv.:
Mess Hairry was at his fencing prayer in the Kirk on a sacrament Sabbath.Kcb. 1900 Crockett Stickit Minister's Wooing 139:
You that lockit me in the back kitchen, an' thocht to stop me frae the saicrament.Dmf. 1912 J. Hyslop Echoes 352:
The greatest occasions in our kirk life were the half-yearly Sacraments. The services lasted from the Fast Day, a Thursday, to the following Monday.