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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sac•ra•men•tal (sak′rə men′tl),USA pronunciation adj. - Religionof, pertaining to, or of the nature of a sacrament, esp. the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- powerfully binding:a sacramental obligation.
n. - 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•men′tal•ly, adv. sac′ra•men′tal•ness, sac′ra•men•tal′i•ty, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sacramental /ˌsækrəˈmɛntəl/ adj - of, relating to, or having the nature of a sacrament
n - 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 © 2024sac•ra•ment /ˈsækrəmənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- 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 © 2024sac•ra•ment (sak′rə mənt),USA pronunciation n. - 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. - Religion(often cap.) Also called Holy Sacrament. the Eucharist or Lord's Supper.
- Religionthe consecrated elements of the Eucharist, esp. the bread.
- Religionsomething regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
- a sign, token, or symbol.
- 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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