圣事

Traditional form:

聖事

Pinyin (reading):

shèngshì

Definitions:

• Holy sacrament
• Christian rite (esp. Catholic)
• also called 聖禮／圣礼 by Protestants

Characters:

• 圣 - holy, sacred; sage, saint
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

Traditional characters:

• 聖 - holy, sacred; sage, saint
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident