sacramentalism
a belief in or emphasis on the importance and efficacy of the sacraments for achieving salvation and conferring grace.
emphasis on the importance of sacramental objects and ritual actions.
Origin of sacramentalism
1Other words from sacramentalism
- sac·ra·men·tal·ist, noun
Words Nearby sacramentalism
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How to use sacramentalism in a sentence
He soon left his Bible for sacramentalism and all its concommitants.
Literary Celebrities of the English Lake-District | Frederick SessionsBut the error comes in confusing supernaturalism with sacramentalism.
The Origin of Paul's Religion | J. Gresham MachenThus certain sectarian movements borrowed the sensationalism without the sacramentalism of Wesley.
The Victorian Age in Literature | G. K. ChestertonApostolical succession and sacramentalism may not have been in themselves progressive ideas.
On Compromise | John MorleyThis sacramentalism was not unchallenged, as we have already seen from Plato himself.
The Legacy of Greece | Various
British Dictionary definitions for sacramentalism
/ (ˌsækrəˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm) /
belief in or special emphasis upon the efficacy of the sacraments for conferring grace
Derived forms of sacramentalism
- sacramentalist, noun
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