sacramentary

1 of 3

adjective

sac·​ra·​men·​ta·​ry

1

: of or relating to a sacrament : sacramental

2

[Sacramentary] : sacramentarian

sacramentary

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural -es

: an early service book of the Western church known in many specific forms and containing typically the celebrant's part of the mass together with prayers for baptisms, ordinations, blessings, and consecrations

Sacramentary

3 of 3

noun (2)

Sac·​ra·​men·​ta·​ry

plural -es

: sacramentarian sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin sacramentarius, from sacramentum sacrament + Latin -arius -ary

Noun (1)

Late Latin sacramentarium, from neuter, of sacramentarius, adjective

Noun (2)

sacrament entry 1 + -ary; translation of German sakramenter, sakramentierer

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