sacramentary means an ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc. It carries an Arena rating of 1368, earned across 38 head-to-head judged battles.
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Why “sacramentary” is a great word
SACRAMENTARY — [Noun] An ancient liturgical book of the Western Christian Church containing the prayers, rites, and formulas for the celebration of the Mass and sacraments by the celebrant. From Ecclesiastical Latin sacramentarium, from sacramentum ("sacrament") + -arius ("pertaining to"). Unlike a "missal," which later consolidated texts for the entire assembly, or a "ritual," which details sacramental ceremonies outside the Mass, the sacramentary was the priest's solitary script. It is the worn vellum heavy in his hands, the whispered Canon over bread and wine, and the precise rubric in the margin—a manual of mystery where consecrated words were believed to shape reality, a prescribed architecture for the ineffable.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin sacramentarium; compare French sacramentaire.
noun
- An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
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