sacramentarian

1 of 2

noun

sac·​ra·​men·​tar·​i·​an

-ta(a)r-

plural -s

1

usually capitalized [translation of German sakramenter, sakramentierer] : one who interprets sacraments as visible symbols that are not inherently efficacious and not supernaturally potent but of great symbolic significance

2

: sacramentalist

Sacramentarian

2 of 2

adjective

1

: of or relating to the Sacramentarians

2

: of or relating to the sacraments or sacramentalism

Word History

Etymology

Noun

sacrament entry 1 + -arian

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