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sacramental

[sak-ruh-men-tl]

adjective

of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.

powerfully binding: a sacramental obligation.

noun

Roman Catholic Church. 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.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin sacrāmentālis. See sacrament, -al¹

Related forms

sac·ra·men·tal·ly, adverb

sac·ra·men·tal·ness, sac·ra·men·tal·i·ty, noun

non·sac·ra·men·tal, adjective

un·sac·ra·men·tal, adjective

un·sac·ra·men·tal·ly, adverb

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sacramental (ˌsækrəˈmɛnt^əl)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, or having the nature of a sacrament
2.	bound by or as if by a sacrament

—n
3.	RC Church a sacrament-like ritual action, such as the sign of the cross or the use of holy water

sacra'mentally

—*adv*

sacramentality

—n

sacra'mentalness

—n

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"Oh! thou clear spirit of clear fire, whom on these seas I as Persian once did worship, till in the sacramental act so burned by thee, that to this hour I bear the scar; I now know thee, thou clear spirit, and I now know that thy right worship is defiance. To neither love nor reverence wilt thou be kind; and e'en for hate thou canst but kill; and all are killed. No fearless fool now fronts thee."

-Herman Melville

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