Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The doctrine that observance of the sacraments is necessary for salvation and that such participation can confer grace.
- noun Emphasis on the efficacy of a sacramental.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrine that there is in the sacraments themselves by Christ's institution a direct spiritual efficacy to confer grace upon the recipient.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The doctrine and use of sacraments; attachment of excessive importance to sacraments.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun theology The belief that observance of the
sacraments is necessary for salvation, or belief in theirefficacy ; sacramentarianism. - noun theology The belief that the natural world is a reflection or imitation of a perfect supernatural one.
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Examples
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They want a new style of sacramentalism, that isn't steeped in authority.
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I think I understand how the typical Protestant feels about sacramentalism not only because I was a
Ecumenism 2009
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I think I understand how the typical Protestant feels about sacramentalism not only because I was a
Liturgy 2009
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I think I understand how the typical Protestant feels about sacramentalism not only because I was a
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I think I understand how the typical Protestant feels about sacramentalism not only because I was a
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I think I understand how the typical Protestant feels about sacramentalism not only because I was a
Protestantism 2009
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Can the Church of England develop a new style of public sacramentalism, with which to rival Rome?
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Of course the theme of sacramentalism, which really means the cultural expression of Christianity, will be central to any such book, but MacCulloch has a consistently sure touch here.
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Can the Church of England develop a new style of public sacramentalism, with which to rival Rome?
Rome's selling point 2009
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Of course the theme of sacramentalism, which really means the cultural expression of Christianity, will be central to any such book, but MacCulloch has a consistently sure touch here.
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