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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacramental
Adjective
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This public artwork and its function — as in, this party and the space’s purpose — feels like a mirror, a temple to self, a shrine to funk, a dedication and invitation to experience what is still so divine and aspirational about the present moment.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the Epistle to the Galatians, Paul strains to show that the Gentile mission and the Jerusalem mission, though carried out by mutually mistrustful parties, belong to a single divine design.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Though many have since been released, the region remains under tight control, with strict limitations on religious and cultural practices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Robert Orsi, a professor of religious studies and history at Northwestern University, said he was alarmed by the post's connotations.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
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Cuban politicians are still careful to present themselves as devotees of Martí, and sacrificing for la patria is a consecrated ideal.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2026
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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
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These final days of Lent, constituting the most solemn season of the ecclesiastical year, will commemorate the passion and death of Christ.—
From staff reports,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
2 Apr. 2026
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The novel setup invited any number of issues that might have ruined the whole thing, but the experience was somehow redeemed and made special by its foundational reverence for the holy light of cinema.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, closed for much of the holy month of Ramadan and the Eid al-Fitr holiday, reopened with dawn prayer Thursday, according to Jerusalem’s Islamic Waqf, the Jordanian religious authority that administers the compound.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Signs of Alila’s commitment to cultural experiences begins on arrival when, along with a cold towel and welcome drink, guests are offered a local clay and Melipona honey hand treatment meant to introduce the Mayan tradition of the sacred zero—a spiritual reset.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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The 98-year-old said he was recently targeted in Toronto when mezuzahs (sacred parchment scrolls) were forcibly removed from apartment doors in his building.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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Both were once deemed sacrosanct.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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In the case of a sacrosanct, seemingly unattainable number like Kobe’s 81, chasing a stat doesn’t feel so different from chasing a ring.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Sacramental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacramental. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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