sac·ra·men·tal
ˌsa-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
: of, relating to, or having the character of a sacrament
sacramental wine
2
: suggesting a sacrament (as in sacredness)
: an action or object (such as the rosary) of ecclesiastical origin that serves to express or increase devotion
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Pria Anand, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
After the surgeon general’s warning on alcohol, people of faith should rethink sacramental wine, writes guest columnist Eli Federman.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Something has changed, not in church law or doctrine but in moral theology and the pastoral application of sacramental discipline.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2018
Many of them walk to Mass from nearby apartments and could be cut off from the sacramental life if OLV is shuttered.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
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Anand is a neurologist and the author of The Mind Electric, out in June 2025
Within the walls of a hospital, privacy is sacred—the intimate details of someone’s body and illness are meant to be as carefully guarded, as quietly delivered, as a sacramental confession.
—Pria Anand, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
After the surgeon general’s warning on alcohol, people of faith should rethink sacramental wine, writes guest columnist Eli Federman.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Something has changed, not in church law or doctrine but in moral theology and the pastoral application of sacramental discipline.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2018
Many of them walk to Mass from nearby apartments and could be cut off from the sacramental life if OLV is shuttered.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
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“Sacramental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacramental. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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