sacramentalism


sac·ra·men·tal·ism

S0010500 (săk′rə-mĕn′tl-ĭz′əm)n.1. The doctrine that observance of the sacraments is necessary for salvation and that such participation can confer grace.2. Emphasis on the efficacy of a sacramental.
sac′ra·men′tal·ist n.

sacramentalism

(ˌsækrəˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) belief in or special emphasis upon the efficacy of the sacraments for conferring grace ˌsacraˈmentalist n

sac•ra•men•tal•ism

(ˌsæk rəˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm)

n. a belief in or emphasis on the importance and efficacy of the sacraments for achieving salvation and conferring grace. [1860–65] sac`ra•men′tal•ist, n.

sacramentalism

1. the theological doctrines concerning the sacraments.
2. the doctrines asserting that the sacraments are necessary to salvation as a conveyor of grace to a human soul. — sacramentalist, n.See also: Christianity