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sacramental

[sak-ruh-men-tl]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  2. powerfully binding: a sacramental obligation.
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noun
  1. Roman Catholic Church. an action, as the sign of the cross, a ceremony resembling a sacrament, or a sacred object, regarded as being instituted by the church rather than by Christ and serving as a means of receiving sanctifying grace.
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Origin of sacramental

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word sacrāmentālis. See sacrament, -al1
Related formssac·ra·men·tal·ly, adverbsac·ra·men·tal·ness, sac·ra·men·tal·i·ty, nounnon·sac·ra·men·tal, adjectiveun·sac·ra·men·tal, adjectiveun·sac·ra·men·tal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for sacramental

sacramental

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or having the nature of a sacrament
  2. bound by or as if by a sacrament
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noun
  1. RC Church a sacrament-like ritual action, such as the sign of the cross or the use of holy water
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Derived Formssacramentally, adverbsacramentality (ˌsækrəmɛnˈtælɪtɪ) or sacramentalness, noun
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Word Origin and History for sacramental

adj.

late 14c., from Old French sacramental or directly from Late Latin sacramentalis, from sacramentum (see sacrament). As a noun, "religious practice or object," mid-15c.

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