<B>sacramental, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with a sacrament; used in a sacrament. <BR> <I>Ex. sacramental wine.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>especially sacred. <BR> <I>Ex. The fulfillment of her father's lifelong ambition about this library was a sacramental obligation for Romola (George Eliot).</I> (SYN) consecrated, hallowed, holy. <DD><I>noun </I> a rite or ceremony of the Roman Catholic Church similar to but not included among the sacraments. The use of holy water or oil and the sign of the cross are sacramentals. </DL>
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<B>sacramentalism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the doctrine that there is in the sacraments themselves by Christ's institution a direct spiritual power to confer grace upon the recipient. </DL>
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<B>sacramentalist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who holds the doctrine of sacramentalism. </DL>
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<B>sacramentality, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> sacramental quality or character. <BR> <I>Ex. the sacramentality of marriage.</I> </DL>
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<B>sacramentally, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> after the manner of a sacrament. </DL>
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<B>sacramentarian, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the sacraments. </DL>
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<B>Sacramentarian, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person who believes that the bread and wine of Communion are the symbol of Christ's sacrifice, but not actually His flesh and blood. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who believes that the sacraments in themselves confer spiritual grace upon the recipient; a sacramentalist. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the Sacramentarians. </DL>
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<B>Sacramentarianism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the doctrine or belief held by Sacramentarians; sacramentalism. </DL>
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<B>sacramentary, </B>adjective, noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> sacramental; sacramentarian. <DD><I>noun </I> a book containing religious offices or services formerly in use in the Western Church, containing the rites and prayers connected with the sacraments and other ceremonies. </DL>
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<B>sacrament cloth,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the veil or cloth which covers the pyx or vessel containing the reserved Eucharist. </DL>
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<B>sacrament house,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the tabernacle for the reserved Eucharist. </DL>
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<B>sacrarium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the sanctuary of a church. <DD><B> 2. </B>(in Roman Catholic use) a basin used to dispose of water after certain ablutions; piscina. <DD><B> 3. </B>(in ancient Rome) a shrine or sanctuary. </DL>
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<B>Sacra Romana Rota,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the official Latin name of the Sacred Roman Rota. </DL>
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<B>sacre, </B>transitive verb, <B>-cred,</B> <B>-cring.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to consecrate; hallow (now only as in <I>sacred</I> and <I>sacring</I>). </DL>
<B>sacred, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>belonging to or dedicated to God or a god; holy. <BR> <I>Ex. the sacred altar. A church is a sacred building. This statement says that the people of Cyprus "will carry on their sacred struggle without fear of any repressive measures or prison cells" (London Times).</I> (SYN) consecrated. <DD><B> 2. </B>connected with religion; religious. <BR> <I>Ex. sacred music, sacred writings. Prayer is a sacred duty. What is called sacred may be an object. Thus the thunderbird or the coyote may be sacred in one group but not in another ... the objects chosen to be sacred are those which are related to the unknown forces of mana, or other powers (Ogburn and Nimkoff).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) worthy of reverence. <BR> <I>Ex. the sacred memory of a dead hero. To a feather-brained schoolgirl nothing is sacred (Charlotte Bronte).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) set apart for or dedicated to some person, object, or purpose. <BR> <I>Ex. This monument is sacred to the memory of the Unknown Soldier.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>that must not be violated or disregarded. <BR> <I>Ex. He made a sacred promise. Their property would be held sacred (Macaulay).</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>properly immune, as from violence or interference; sacrosanct; inviolable. <BR> <I>Ex. The persons of Saturninus and Glaucia were doubly sacred, for one was tribune and the other praetor (James A. Froude).</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>(Rare.) accursed. <BR> <I>Ex. For sacred hunger of my Gold I die (John Dryden).</I> noun <B>sacredness.</B> </DL>
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<B>sacred baboon,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the hamadryas baboon. It was revered in ancient Egypt. </DL>
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<B>Sacred College,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church collectively; College of Cardinals. The Sacred College elects and advises the Pope. </DL>
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<B>sacred cow,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a cow believed to be sacred in certain religions, as among the Hindus. <BR> <I>Ex. On the balcony of a dingy little flat in Old Delhi, looking down on a street that swarmed with sacred cows, bullock carts, peddlers and beggars ... (Maclean's).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative:) <BR> <I>Ex. The need for widespread secrecy has become a sacred cow, a belief hedged by the deepest emotions and accepted without question by many Americans (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). Is foreign policy a "sacred cow," an inscrutable object of worship to be accepted without question? (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
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<B>sacred earflower,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a shrub or small tree native to the mountains of southern Mexico and Guatemala, with flowers having thick fleshy petals that are sometimes used to add a spicy flavor to tea and chocolate. </DL>
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<B>sacred ibis,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an Egyptian wading bird with white and black feathers and a downward-curving bill. </DL>
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<B>sacred lotus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a variety of nelumbo or lotus of southern Asia and Australia, with large white, pink or red flowers and leaves up to three feet wide. </DL>
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<B>sacredly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>in a sacred manner; with due reverence; religiously. <BR> <I>Ex. to observe the Sabbath sacredly.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>with strict care; inviolably. <BR> <I>Ex. a secret to be sacredly kept.</I> </DL>
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<B>sacred mushroom,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the Mexican mushroom from which the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin is derived. Certain Indians of Mexico eat the mushroom in religious rites. <DD><B> 2. </B>any other mushroom grown or used for its hallucinogenic effects. </DL>
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<B>sacred orders,</B> =holy orders.</DL>
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<B>Sacred Roman Rota</B> or <B>Sacred Rota,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the Rota, an ecclesiastical tribunal forming a court of final appeal in the Roman Catholic Church. <BR> <I>Ex. The Sacred Roman Rota [is] the Vatican court that considers marriage problems and grants annulment on rare occasions to Roman Catholic couples (New York Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>sacrifice, </B>noun, verb, <B>-ficed,</B> <B>-ficing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>the act of offering to a god, especially for the purpose of propitiation or homage. <BR> <I>Ex. Sacrifices were invaluable features of early religions. By this method the relationships with the gods were renewed and strengthened (Emory S. Bogardus).</I> (SYN) immolation. <DD><B> b. </B>the animal or other thing offered. <BR> <I>Ex. The ancient Hebrews killed animals on the altars as sacrifices to God.</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>the act of giving up one thing for another; destruction or surrender of something valued or desired for the sake of a higher object or more pressing claim. <BR> <I>Ex. Our teacher does not approve of any sacrifice of studies to sports. Wisdom and sacrifices are demanded from all sides (Science News Letter).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>the thing so given up or destroyed. <DD><B> 3a. </B>a loss brought about in selling something below its value. <BR> <I>Ex. He will sell his house at a sacrifice because he needs money.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>something that is sold below its value. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Baseball.) a sacrifice hit. <BR> <I>Ex. The Phillies caused consternation by ... advancing a man to third on a sacrifice and an error (Christopher "Christy" Mathewson).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to give or offer to a god. <BR> <I>Ex. They sacrificed oxen, sheep, and doves.</I> (SYN) immolate. <DD><B> 2a. </B>to give up (something) for some higher advantage or dearer object. <BR> <I>Ex. A mother will sacrifice her life for her children.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else. <BR> <I>Ex. to sacrifice business for pleasure.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to sell at a loss. <BR> <I>Ex. He sacrificed his house when he moved to France to work.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Baseball.) to advance or score (a runner) by a sacrifice hit. <BR> <I>Ex. He sacrificed Mantle to second base.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to offer or make a sacrifice. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Baseball.) to make a sacrifice hit. <BR><I>expr. <B>make the supreme sacrifice,</B> </I>to give one's life; die. <BR> <I>Ex. On Memorial Day we honor the men in our armed forces who made the supreme sacrifice for their country.</I> </DL>
