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sacramentarian

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Sac⋅ra⋅men⋅tar⋅i⋅an

  [sak-ruh-men-tair-ee-uhn]
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–noun
1. a person who maintains that the Eucharistic elements have only symbolic significance and are not corporeal manifestations of Christ.
2. (lowercase) a sacramentalist.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.
4. (lowercase) of or pertaining to the sacraments.
Origin:
1530–40; sacrament + -arian

Related forms:
Sac⋅ra⋅men⋅tar⋅i⋅an⋅ism, noun
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Sac·ra·men·tar·i·an   (sāk'rə-měn-târ'ē-ən)   
n.  One who regards the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist as only the metaphorical, and not the physical, body and blood of Jesus.
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to Sacramentarians.

  2. Of or relating to sacramentalism or sacramentalists.

Sac'ra·men·tar'i·an·ism n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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