sacramental

(sak′rə ment'l)

adjective

  1. of or relating to a sacrament
  2. being or resembling a sacrament

Origin: ME sacramentale < LL sacramentalis

noun

R.C.Ch. something, as the use of holy water, instituted or approved by the Church as a pious means of petitioning divine help and favor

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See sacramental in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

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  • sacˌra·menˈtal·ly adverb

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