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单词 sacramental
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sac•ra•men•tal  (sak′rə mentl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Religionof, pertaining to, or of the nature of a sacrament, esp. the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  2. powerfully binding:a sacramental obligation.

n. 
  1. Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]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.
  • Late Latin sacrāmentālis. See sacrament, -al1
  • Middle English 1350–1400
sac′ra•mental•ly, adv. 
sac′ra•mental•ness, sac′ra•men•tali•ty, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sacramental /ˌsækrəˈmɛntəl/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or having the nature of a sacrament
n
  1. a sacrament-like ritual action, such as the sign of the cross or the use of holy water

sacramentality /ˌsækrəmɛnˈtælɪtɪ/, ˌsacraˈmentalness n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sac•ra•ment /ˈsækrəmənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Religiona rite of the Christian churches, established by Christ to obtain grace.
sac•ra•men•tal /ˌsækrəˈmɛntəl/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sac•ra•ment  (sakrə mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religion[Eccles.]a visible sign of an inward grace, esp. one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper;
    the sacraments of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders, and extreme unction.
  2. Religion(often cap.) Also called Holy Sacrament. the Eucharist or Lord's Supper.
  3. Religionthe consecrated elements of the Eucharist, esp. the bread.
  4. Religionsomething regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
  5. a sign, token, or symbol.
  6. an oath;
    solemn pledge.
  • Medieval Latin sacrāmentum obligation, oath, Late Latin: mystery, rite, equivalent. to Latin sacrā(re) to devote + -mentum -ment
  • Middle English 1150–1200

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