sacramental wine

noun

1. wine for use in a Eucharistic service.

Example Sentences

Indeed, sacramental wine is traditionally red, by analogy with the blood of Christ.

From Salon

Under pressure, in 1595 King Philip II of Spain prohibited almost all new wine grape cultivation in Mexico, limiting it solely to sacramental wine for Catholic parishes.

From Los Angeles Times

I discovered that sacramental wine tasted horrible, as did holy water.

From Salon

For a while, the missions’ sacramental wine was shipped up from Mexico, but pretty soon vine cuttings were bundled and sent north too.

From Los Angeles Times

The laws allowed men to store liquor at their clubs and specifically exempted sacramental wine and “medicinal” whiskey.

From Washington Post