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sacramental

adj

Etymology

From Old French sacramental, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis.

  1. derived from sacrāmentālis
  2. derived from sacramental

Definitions

  1. Used in, or relating to, a sacrament.

    • The altar boys got in trouble after they were caught sampling the sacramental wine instead of just passing it to the priest before communion.

  2. An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the…

    An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it.

    • The activities in this strategy immerse the young people in the many sacramentals that are part of the daily, weekly, and seasonal Catholic individual and communal religious expressions.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA