sacramental means Used in, or relating to, a sacrament. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.
Why this word is great
SACRAMENTAL — [Adjective] Relating to or possessing the nature of a religious sacrament, denoting objects, rites, or acts considered conduits of divine grace. From Old French sacramental, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis, from sacramentum ("sacrament, oath"). Unlike "secular," which designates a self-contained worldliness, or "profane," which actively defiles the holy, "sacramental" asserts that matter itself can be a vessel for the ineffable. It is the coarse grit of ash on a forehead, the weight of oil thumbed onto the skin, and the worn smoothness of a rosary bead handled in the dark—a quiet insistence that the world, in its very particulars, might still be persuaded to shimmer with meaning.
adj
- Used in, or relating to, a sacrament.“The altar boys got in trouble after they were caught sampling the sacramental wine instead of just passing it to the priest before communion.”
noun
- An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it.“But under the twofold pressure of solafideism’s rejection of "good works" for the sake of merit and sola scriptura’s denial of anything not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, sacramentals such as images, relics, blessings, and pilgrimages became the objects of the dissenters' most bitter condemnation and scorn.”