Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sacramentalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sacra-men-tal-ism
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that observance of the sacraments is necessary for salvation, or belief in their efficacy.

Uncountable

noun

The belief that the natural world is a reflection or imitation of a perfect supernatural one.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English sacramental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sacramentalism From sacramental + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sacramentalisms (plural)

Synonyms

sacramentarianism

Questions

What does sacramentalism mean?: The belief that observance of the sacraments is necessary for salvation, or belief in their efficacy.
Where does sacramentalism come from?: Etymology tree English sacramental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sacramentalism From sacramental + -ism.

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