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sacramental /ˌsakrəˈmɛntl /
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 noun
sacramentalist /ˌsakrəˈmɛntəlɪst / noun
sacramentality /ˌsakrəmənˈtalɪti , ˌsakrəmɛnˈtalɪti / noun
sacramentally adverb
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