I. |sakrə|ment ə l adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin sacramentalis, from sacramentum + Latin -alis -al
1. : of or relating to sacred rites ; specifically : of or relating to the Christian sacraments or one of them (as the Eucharist)
2. : of the nature of a sacrament : characterized by or connected with belief in the sacraments
sacramental bread
sacramental marriage
sacramental doctrine
3. : solemnly binding, bound, or motivated by or as if by a covenant
a sacramental obligation
4. : possessed of the dignity or aura of a religious rite : sacred
an almost sacramental atmosphere
5. : of or relating to a sacramentum
• sac·ra·men·tal·ly - ə lē, - ə li adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: a ceremony, action, or sacred object (as in the Roman Catholic Church) resembling or related to a sacrament (as liturgical prayers and holy water) but held to have originated in ecclesiastical custom rather than to have been instituted by Christ