sacramental
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sacramental
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From Old French sacramental, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis.
adjective more sacramental · most sacramental
- Used in, or relating to, a sacrament. The altar boys got in trouble after they were caught sampling the sacramental wine instead of just passing it to the priest before communion.
noun sacramentals
- An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it. But under the twofold pressure of solafideism’s rejection of "good works" for the sake of merit and sola scriptura’s denial of anything not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, sacramentals such as images, relics, blessings, and pilgrimages became the objects of the dissenters' most bitter condemnatio
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adj used in, or relating to, a sacrament
| Español | sacramental |
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noun an object or action which spiritually aids its faithful users
| Español | sacramental |
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| 한국어 | 준성사 junseongsa |
| Français | sacramental |
| Deutsch | Sakramentale |
| Tiếng Việt | á bí tích |
Talk about this word "sacramental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sacramental. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sacramental. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sacramental "sacramental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sacramental.Cite this
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title = {sacramental},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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