adjective
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of, relating to, or having the nature of a sacrament
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bound by or as if by a sacrament
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sacramental
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word sacrāmentālis. See sacrament, -al 1
Example Sentences
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The Sacramental Life Church — and all its member churches — has its own series of tenets.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2019
The church closed in June 2019, only to reopen as the Sacramental Life Church of Redondo Beach a few weeks later.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2019
Comprehensive Religious Education and Sacramental preparation, with an emphasis on youth character formation, individual moral development, and military family cohesion and readiness. c.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2013
The continuity writer has an opportunity to express very clearly and forcefully the dogmatic ideas behind Catholic belief in the Divine Maternity or the Sacramental Presence of Christ.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is the principle, above spoken of, which I have called the Sacramental.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
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