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sacramental

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sacramental /ˌsakrəˈmen(t)l, ˌsækrəˈmɛn(t)l /
adjective relating to or constituting a sacrament or the sacraments:
it fuses the historical Passion story with its sacramental meaning
a native sacramental tradition
sacramental confession.
attaching great importance to sacraments:
Catholic theology, incarnational and sacramental.
noun an observance analogous to but not reckoned among the sacraments, such as the use of holy water or the sign of the cross.
– DERIVATIVES
sacramentalism /-ˌizəm/ noun,sacramentalist ,sacramentality /ˌsakrəmənˈtalitē, -ˌmen-/ noun,sacramentally