sacramental
adjective
sac·ra·men·tal
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Definition of sacramental
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of, relating to, or having the character of a sacrament
sacramental wine
2
: suggesting a sacrament (as in sacredness)
sacramental
nounDefinition of sacramental (Entry 2 of 2)
: an action or object (such as the rosary) of ecclesiastical origin that serves to express or increase devotion
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Other Words from sacramental
Adjective
sacramentally
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of sacramental in a Sentence
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Whether ethanol would have achieved sacramental status in Washington if Iowa did not have presidential caucuses is a subject for another day. — George F. Will, The Denver Post, "Will: Trade war shows reality of “America First” in action," 25 Aug. 2019 Whether ethanol would have achieved sacramental status in Washington if Iowa did not have presidential caucuses is a subject for another day. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: Trade war shows reality of ‘America First’ in action," 25 Aug. 2019 Scyrkles, who’s the only layperson with keys to St. Madeleine, lays out the chalice, sacramental bread and holy water before Mass; her sister, 61-year-old Cris Vigil, gives parishioners a taste of wine after receiving Communion. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, "Trona Catholics kept the faith as their town declined. Then, two earthquakes shook their ‘gem in the desert’," 5 Aug. 2019 Put on your Sunday finest and enjoy some sacramental frothin’ sangria. — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, "10 awesome Burning Man things to do on Day 8, Sept. 1," 5 Aug. 2019 Priests are set apart, by celibacy, by sacramental powers. — Garry Wills, The New York Review of Books, "Garry Wills," 29 June 2016 Archbishop Fisher, however, has argued that church law and teaching require absolute secrecy for all the contents of a sacramental confession. — Rob Taylor And, WSJ, "New Laws Require Priests to Break the ‘Seal of Confession’," 3 Aug. 2018 In some cases priests used sacramental objects as props for their diabolical predations. — C.c. Pecknold, WSJ, "The Catholic Bishops Who Failed Us All," 16 Aug. 2018 And the church certainly has the sacramental tools for genuine healing and forgiveness. — William Mcgurn, WSJ, "When the Cardinal Sins," 30 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sacramental.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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