sacramental
adjective
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adj
Etymology: From Old French sacramental, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis.
- Used in, or relating to, a sacrament.
“The altar boys got in trouble after they were caught sampling the sacramental wine instead of just passing it to the priest before communion.”
noun
Etymology: From Old French sacramental, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis.
- An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it.
“But under the twofold pressure of solafideism’s rejection of "good works" for the sake of merit and sola scriptura’s denial of anything not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, sacramentals such as images, relics, blessings, and pilgrimages became the objects of the dissenters' most bitter condemnation and scorn.”
“The Sacramentals. Besides the holy sacraments there are things which the Church blesses in order that by the pious use of them the Christian may obtain from God temporal benefits and spiritual health. Now as these things bear a certain resemblance to the sacraments, they are called sacramentals.”