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Definition of "sacramental" [sac•ra•men•tal]

  • Of, relating to, or used in a sacrament. (adjective)
  • Consecrated or bound by or as if by a sacrament: a sacramental duty. (adjective)
  • Having the force or efficacy of a sacrament. (adjective)
  • A rite, act, or sacred object used by some Christian churches in worship. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sacramental" in a sentence
  • "So we're really leaving that what we refer to as sacramental marks of their presence with us, that is to say the sort of outward and visible sign that they were here and that we ministered to them here for so long."
  • "Behind various interpretations of this distinction lurks a large issue in sacramental and liturgical theology: what efficacious role to these ‘non-divine’ liturgical elements have?"
  • "Mgr. Sokolowski concludes this section of his book with this final point of clarification: it might appear that the primary initiative in sacramental action lies in the present moment, with the Church and the local community and the celebrant of the Mass; […]."