sacramentalism

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sac·ra·men·tal·ism

(săk′rə-mĕn′tl-ĭz′əm)

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)

(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.

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.

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