sacramental

 
Pronunciation: /sakrəˈmɛnt(ə)l/

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

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

sacramentality

Pronunciation: /-ˈtalɪti/
noun

sacramentalize

(also sacramentalise) verb

sacramentally

adverb