sacramentalize
sacramentalize verb: to make sacramental.
Verb
sacramentalize (third-person singular simple present sacramentalizes, present participle sacramentalizing, simple past and past participle sacramentalized)
- To make sacramental.
- Jack now sought to have their marriage sacramentalized, but the bishop refused.2008, Marie A. Conn, C.S. Lewis and Human Suffering: Light Among the Shadows, HiddenSpring, page 18
- Marriage is the only human relationship that is, or will ever be, sacramentalized.2014, John Clark, “A Wedding Toast: Marriage, the Only Sacramentalized Relationship”, in Seton Magazine
- To receive the sacraments of the Catholic Church.
- A majority of American Catholics have been "sacramentalized," but never catechized or evangelized.2019, Kathy Schiffer, Sacramentalized But Not Evangelized? Maybe You Just Forgot!, National Catholic Register
Forms of sacramentalize
| third-person singular present | sacramentalizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | sacramentalizing |
| past participle | sacramentalized |
| past | sacramentalized |
Origin of sacramentalize
From sacramental + -ize.
Questions about sacramentalize
- What does sacramentalize mean?
- Sacramentalize means to make sacramental.
- What part of speech is sacramentalize?
- Sacramentalize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of sacramentalize?
- The past tense of sacramentalize is sacramentalized.
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