"sacramental" meaning in English

See sacramental in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more sacramental [comparative], most sacramental [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French sacramental, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|sacramental}} Old French sacramental, {{uder|en|EL.|sacrāmentālis}} Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis Head templates: {{en-adj}} sacramental (comparative more sacramental, superlative most sacramental)
  1. Used in, or relating to, a sacrament. Derived forms: sacramental bread Translations (used in, or relating to, a sacrament): sacramental (Catalan), sakramentalny (Polish), sacramental (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sacramental-en-adj-sIskT2YR

Noun

Forms: sacramentals [plural]
Etymology: From Old French sacramental, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|sacramental}} Old French sacramental, {{uder|en|EL.|sacrāmentālis}} Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis Head templates: {{en-noun}} sacramental (plural sacramentals)
  1. (Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) 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. Categories (topical): Christianity, Roman Catholicism Translations (an object or action which spiritually aids its faithful users): sakramentalo (Esperanto), sacramental (French), Sakramentale (German), 준성사 (junseongsa) (Korean), sakramentalia [nonvirile] (Polish), sacramental [masculine] (Spanish), á bí tích (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sacramental-en-noun-IgzZHWnT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 19 81 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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