sacramental

sac·ra·men·tal

S0010400 (săk′rə-mĕn′tl)adj.1. Of, relating to, or used in a sacrament.2. Consecrated or bound by or as if by a sacrament: a sacramental duty.3. Having the force or efficacy of a sacrament.n. A rite, act, or sacred object used by some Christian churches in worship.

sac′ra·men′tal·ly adv.

sacramental

(ˌsækrəˈmɛntəl) adj1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of, relating to, or having the nature of a sacrament2. bound by or as if by a sacramentn (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a sacrament-like ritual action, such as the sign of the cross or the use of holy water ˌsacraˈmentally adv sacramentality, ˌsacraˈmentalness n

sac•ra•men•tal

(ˌsæk rəˈmɛn tl)

adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a sacrament, esp. the sacrament of the Eucharist. 2. powerfully binding: a sacramental obligation. n. 3. a sacred act, ceremony, or object instituted by the Church, as prayer, a blessing, or holy water. [1350–1400; < Late Latin sacrāmentālis. See sacrament] sac`ra•men′tal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

sacramental - of or relating to or involving a sacrament

Translations

圣礼的

sacrament

(ˈsӕkrəmənt) noun in the Christian church, a ceremony regarded as especially sacred, eg marriage, or baptism. （基督教的）圣礼，圣事 ˌsacraˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective圣礼的

sacramental

sacramental,

in the Roman Catholic Church, aid to devotion that is not a sacrament. Sacramentals are commonly divided into six classes: prayer, anointing, eating, confession, giving, and blessings. According to church teaching, sacramentals are not founded by God but by the church, and therefore do not convey grace. Examples are holy waterholy water,
in Christian churches, water blessed to symbolize spiritual cleansing. In Roman Catholic churches there is a bowl (stoup or font) of holy water near the doors, so that the faithful may bless themselves with it on entering.
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[rose garden], prayer of Roman Catholics, in which beads are used as counters. The term, applied also to the beads, is extended to Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist prayers that use beads.
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