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SACRAMENTARIES
Noun
sacramentaries
plural of sacramentary
Source: Wiktionary
SACRAMENTARY
Sac`ra*men"ta*ry, a.
1. Of or pertaining a sacrament or the sacraments; sacramental.
2. Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.
Sac`ra*men"ta*ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [LL. sacramentarium: cf. F. sacramentaire.]
1. An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, written by Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged by St. Gregory, in which were contained the rites for Mass, the sacraments, the dedication of churches, and other ceremonies. There are several ancient books of the same kind in France and Germany.
2. Same as Sacramentarian, n., 1. Papists, Anabaptists, and Sacramentaries. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
10 January 2025
INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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