sacramental
Roman Catholic Church. an action, as the sign of the cross, a ceremony resembling a sacrament, or a sacred object, regarded as being instituted by the church rather than by Christ and serving as a means of receiving sanctifying grace.
Origin of sacramental
1Other words from sacramental
- sac·ra·men·tal·ly, adverb
- sac·ra·men·tal·ness, sac·ra·men·tal·i·ty, noun
- non·sac·ra·men·tal, adjective
- un·sac·ra·men·tal, adjective
- un·sac·ra·men·tal·ly, adverb
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How to use sacramental in a sentence
There is nothing hard to that Christian, that doth rightly remember Christ sacramental.
A Vindication of the Presbyteriall-Government and Ministry | Ministers and Elders of the London Provinciall AssemblyConfession made to a layman, in default of a priest, is in some sort sacramental.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)All this seemed to be a sweet commentary on the text, and a most suitable forerunner of our intended sacramental service.
The Annals of the Poor | Legh RichmondThis ordinary presence became an efficacious sacramental Presence owing to the promise of God.
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2) | Thomas M. LindsayMr. Tilton does drink wine upon sacramental and other proper occasions.
Recollections of a Varied Life | George Cary Eggleston
British Dictionary definitions for sacramental
/ (ˌsækrəˈmɛntəl) /
of, relating to, or having the nature of a sacrament
bound by or as if by a sacrament
RC Church a sacrament-like ritual action, such as the sign of the cross or the use of holy water
Derived forms of sacramental
- sacramentally, adverb
- sacramentality (ˌsækrəmɛnˈtælɪtɪ) or sacramentalness, noun
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