sacramental

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Recent Examples of sacramental 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 Winston said because of that, Bible-believing and sacramental Christians have no choice but to be out protesting for the protection of immigrants. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025 The Bible And Armenia’s Wine History The winemaking apparatus was found next to what amounts to a cemetery, likely for sacramental or religious purposes. Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sacramental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacramental
Adjective
  • This may seem in stark opposition to the aforementioned acoustic piety, but these dueling approaches form a beautiful medley of opposites, placing all things human right alongside all things divine, as Christophe attempts to ascertain the nature of both.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • Roughly nine hours west of Cairo, Siwa is known for salt pools, palm groves and the Oracle of Ammon, where Alexander the Great is said to have been declared divine.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • Many, though not all, Shiites support Hezbollah, as do Lebanese from other religious groups.
    Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • Hunting, gathering, and ceremonies connected to the Brunot lands are integral to Ute religious and cultural life, with the Ute people historically returning to familiar hunting and gathering areas year after year.
    Shaun Chapoose, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • The group, which celebrates the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass, first broke with Rome in 1988, after its founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, consecrated four bishops without papal consent.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • In addition, Jos Valke, deacon of the church, said a letter reporting D’Artagnan’s death stated that he had been laid to rest in consecrated ground.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • But the chapel, heavy with the scent of ecclesiastical incense, felt as genuine as could be, worn from nearly two centuries of worship.
    Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
  • Walsh’s ruling gave the OCA, which is the largest of three Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical bodies in the United States, authority to govern the parish and the judge ordered the parish’s former leaders to vacate the property by June 2025.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • His new film Fatherland, like Cold War and Ida, is shot in a lustrous monochrome that turns shadows into punctuation marks and sunbeams into something holy, and that makes its performers, chief among them an incredible Sandra Hüller, look lit from within.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • Jews revere the site as the Temple Mount, where the biblical temples once stood and the holiest site in Judaism.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • Blending sacred rituals and cultural heritage with theatrical pageantry, Indian weddings can serve as a vibrant showcase of the country’s soft power.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
  • The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial on the grounds of our Massachusetts State House in Boston stands as a sacred reminder of sacrifice.
    Steven G. Xiarhos, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
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
Adjective
  • Scarcity remains absolutely sacrosanct to Rolls-Royce.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • Last week, Turner reached 10 years of big-league service time, an achievement players consider sacrosanct.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 May 2026

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“Sacramental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacramental. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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