sacramentalism

[ sak-ruh-men-tl-iz-uhm ]

/ ˌsæk rəˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm /

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noun

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.

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Origin of sacramentalism

First recorded in 1860–65; sacramental + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM sacramentalism

sac·ra·men·tal·ist, noun

Words nearby sacramentalism

sacralize, sacral nerve, sacral plexus, sacrament, sacramental, sacramentalism, sacramental wine, Sacramentarian, Sacramento, Sacramento Mountains, Sacramento sturgeon

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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 Sessions
But the error comes in confusing supernaturalism with sacramentalism.
The Origin of Paul's Religion|J. Gresham Machen
Thus certain sectarian movements borrowed the sensationalism without the sacramentalism of Wesley.
The Victorian Age in Literature|G. K. Chesterton
Apostolical succession and Sacramentalism may not have been in themselves progressive ideas.
On Compromise|John Morley

This sacramentalism was not unchallenged, as we have already seen from Plato himself.
The Legacy of Greece|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sacramentalism

sacramentalism

/ (ˌsækrəˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

belief in or special emphasis upon the efficacy of the sacraments for conferring grace

Derived forms of sacramentalism

sacramentalist, noun

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