Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sacramentalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sacra-men-tal-ize
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make sacramental.

Transitive verb

verb

To receive the sacraments of the Catholic Church.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Jack now sought to have their marriage sacramentalized, but the bishop refused."
"Marriage is the only human relationship that is, or will ever be, sacramentalized."
"A majority of American Catholics have been "sacramentalized," but never catechized or evangelized."

Etymology

From sacramental + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sacramental

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

sacramentalizes (present, singular) sacramentalizing (participle, present) sacramentalized (participle, past) sacramentalized (past)

Questions

What does sacramentalize mean?: To make sacramental.
Where does sacramentalize come from?: From sacramental + -ize.

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