sacramental
Example Sentences
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Capote perfectly captures the sacramental quality of the holiday—how, through the exhaustive labor of polishing and scrubbing, we consecrate the routine rooms of daily existence into a sanctuary for celebration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Indeed, sacramental wine is traditionally red, by analogy with the blood of Christ.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2024
Often movies end up grappling with whether the words, rites and sacramental objects of the Catholic church have power of their own, regardless of the beliefs and righteousness of the wielder.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Conference of Catholic Bishops were quick to point out that the blessings approved Monday were pastoral and not liturgical or sacramental.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
In his final piece, Parsifal, of 1882, Wagner turned the theatre into a temple, the plot into a sacramental ritual and the leitmotifs he bestowed with sacred power.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
