SACRAMENTAL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sacramental

adjective

Definition of sacramental

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Recent Examples of sacramental Days of integration should follow the sacramental transformation, during which the participant contextualizes their newfound knowledge before returning to the quotidian world. — Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026 With light slanting in from a row of windows eight stories above the floor, and an immense vault above, the drill hall has a sacramental feel. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026 There is something sacramental about the whole arrangement. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025 Audiences could think of it as a pilgrimage to visit a holy relic — or its own act of sacramental theater. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sacramental

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Originating from oral traditions, *The Odyssey* offers timeless guidance, paralleling Old Testament narratives with themes of arduous journeys, divine intervention, and moral choices.

— Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
As a divine presence, Athena represents a concept central to the film.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of divine

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Shinto was formally separated from the state after World War II, but its traditions still reflect a broader history of religious and cultural influences.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Otero Alcántara has a long history of incorporating the religious symbols into his artwork.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026

Definition of religious

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Beside the three-story, 9-bed, 11-bath, 1,900-square-meter (20,450 square feet) main property sit good houses for the gardener, the caretaker, various garages, even a small consecrated church.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
The excommunication applies to the newly consecrated bishops, any SSPX priest and anyone who formally adheres to the society.

— Emily Broyles, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Definition of consecrated

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In his decision, Chief District Chief Judge Amos Mazzant ruled that a First Amendment protection for churches, known as the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, applied to Gateway.

— Giles Hudson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Judge Amos Mazzant in the Eastern District of Texas ruled a First Amendment protection for churches, the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, applied to Gateway.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

Definition of ecclesiastical

Adjective

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have maintained close defense ties for decades, in part because of Islamabad’s longstanding commitment to help defend Islam’s holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, in the kingdom.

— Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Atsushi Matono is responsible for erecting the shingi, a sacred tree placed at the top of one of the floats —the holiest part of the structure, to which a deity is believed to descend.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of holy

Adjective

As a voracious reader, few places are as sacred to me as in bed at night with my book light and my book and a good bookmark is also a must-have.

— Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
But the Deadheads also evince an honest yearning for something that’s tribal, primitive, sacred, ancient, shamanic, ecstatic.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of sacred

Adjective

In matters of religious, communal, and pastoral Christian life in the Holy Land, there is no higher ecclesial authority.

— Fares Abraham, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2026
The Reforming Popes of the 11th and 12th centuries, beginning with Leo IX and culminating with Innocent III, addressed the ecclesial crises of their day.

— Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025

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