-ˈment ə lˌizəm noun
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1. : the doctrine and use of the sacraments ; especially : the attaching of great importance to sacraments
2. : the doctrine that sacraments are inherently efficacious and indispensable to salvation and capable of conferring grace on a recipient's soul
3. : the view that all nature and all life are full of spiritual meaning and symbolic of the unseen and eternal