List of Common sacres
These sacres are commonly given in a phonetic spelling to indicate the differences in pronunciation from the original word, several of which, notably the deletion of final consonants and change of to before /r/ are typical of highly informal Quebec French.
- baptême - "baptism"
- câlice (calice) - "chalice"
- calvaire - "Calvary"
- ciarge (cierge) - "votive or Paschal candle"
- ciboire - "ciborium" or "pyx", receptacles in which the host is stored
- crisse (Christ) - "Christ"
- maudit - "damn"
- ostie (hostie) - "host"
- sacrament (sacrement) - "Sacrament"
- simonaque (simonaque) - from the sin of simony
- tabarnak (tabernacle) - "tabernacle"
- viarge (vierge) - "the Virgin Mary"
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