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sacramental

sacramental adjective: used in, or relating to, a sacrament.

Adjective

sacramental (comparative more sacramental, superlative most sacramental)

  1. 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

sacramental (plural sacramentals)

  1. 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...1997, James Monti, The king's good servant but God's first
    • The Sacramentals.
      Besides the holy sacraments there are things which the Church blesses in order that by the pious use of them the Christian may obtain from God temporal benefits and spiritual health. Now as these things bear a certain resemblance to the sacraments, they are called sacramentals.1898, Hermann Rolfus, Illustrated explanation of the holy sacraments, page 294

sacramental meaning in Vietnamese

sacramental in Vietnamese

an object or action which spiritually aids its faithful users
á bí tích

Forms of sacramental

Adjective
comparativemore sacramental
superlativemost sacramental
Noun
pluralsacramentals

Origin of sacramental

From Old French sacramental, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis.

Words formed from sacramental

Phrases with sacramental

Questions about sacramental

What does sacramental mean?
Sacramental means used in, or relating to, a sacrament.
What is sacramental in Vietnamese?
Sacramental in Vietnamese is á bí tích. See Sacramental meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is sacramental?
Sacramental can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near sacramental in the dictionary

  1. sacrals
  2. sacrament
  3. sacrament of reconciliation
  4. Sacrament of the Altar
  5. sacramenta
  6. sacramental
  7. sacramental bread
  8. sacramental breads
  9. sacramentalism
  10. sacramentalisms
  11. sacramentalist

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