sacramentalism
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sac·ra·men·tal·ism
(săk′rə-mĕn′tl-ĭz′əm)n.
1. The doctrine that observance of the sacraments is necessary for salvation and that such participation can confer grace.
2. Emphasis on the efficacy of a sacramental.
sac′ra·men′tal·ist n.
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sacramentalism
(ˌsækrəˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) belief in or special emphasis upon the efficacy of the sacraments for conferring grace
ˌsacraˈmentalist n
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sac•ra•men•tal•ism
(ˌsæk rəˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm)n.
a belief in or emphasis on the importance and efficacy of the sacraments for achieving salvation and conferring grace.
[1860–65]
sac`ra•men′tal•ist, n.
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sacramentalism
1. the theological doctrines concerning the sacraments.
2. the doctrines asserting that the sacraments are necessary to salvation as a conveyor of grace to a human soul. — sacramentalist, n.
See also: Christianity2. the doctrines asserting that the sacraments are necessary to salvation as a conveyor of grace to a human soul. — sacramentalist, n.
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