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sacramentalism

sac·ra·men·tal·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sak-ruh-men-tl-iz-uh m]
    • /ˌsæk rəˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm/
    • /ˌsækrəˈmɛntlɪz(ə)m /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sak-ruh-men-tl-iz-uh m]
    • /ˌsæk rəˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm/

Definitions of sacramentalism word

  • noun sacramentalism a belief in or emphasis on the importance and efficacy of the sacraments for achieving salvation and conferring grace. 1
  • noun sacramentalism emphasis on the importance of sacramental objects and ritual actions. 1
  • noun sacramentalism belief in or special emphasis upon the efficacy of the sacraments for conferring grace 0
  • noun sacramentalism belief in the efficacy of sacraments; esp., the doctrine that the sacraments are necessary to salvation 0
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Origin of sacramentalism

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; sacramental + -ism

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Parts of speech for Sacramentalism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sacramentalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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