ˌsækrəˈmentl adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or of
the nature of a
sacrament or the sacrament. 2 (of a
doctrine etc.) attaching
great importance to the sacraments. --n. an
observance analogous to but
not reckoned
among the sacraments, e.g. the
use of
holy water or the
sign of the
cross. øøsacramentalism n. sacramentalist n. sacramentality n. sacramentally adv. [ME f. F sacramental or LL sacramentalis (as SACRAMENT)]