SACRAMENTAL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sacramental

adjective

Definition of sacramental

as in divine

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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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Better-known are the New York state sites where Smith reported his original divine revelations — or the sites of his followers’ embattled settlements in Missouri and Illinois before their ultimate move to Utah.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
This espresso martini popsicle delivers rich, divine indulgence in a perfectly frozen form.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of divine

Adjective

Daurawa said all the couples had undergone screening and counseling before the ceremony and that all religious and legal requirements had been fulfilled.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
The city today is excluded from hosting hundreds of religious, political, labor, sports and industry events each year due to lack of hotel beds.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 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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The Zaporizhyan ecclesiastical design belonged to the Middle Dnieper architectural school and was built with wooden pegs instead of nails, using oak from a fortress.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
An East Texas federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in June, ruling that a First Amendment protection known as the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine applied to the church.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ecclesiastical

Adjective

At the mountain's foothills is Dion, an ancient Macedonian sacred city where the Olympian gods were worshipped.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Each temple is considered a house of the Lord, where the teachings of Jesus Christ are reaffirmed through sacred ordinances, learning about life’s purpose and making covenants to follow Jesus Christ and serve others.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 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

Definition of ecclesial

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