sacramentary

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noun

An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.

OriginEcclesiastical Latin sacramentarium →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivesacramentary (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableArchaic form of sacramental (“of or pertaining a sacrament or the sacraments”).
  2. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Sacramentary (“Sacramentarian”).
nounsacramentary (plural sacramentaries)

plural sacramentaries

  1. CatholicismAn ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.

Origin

  1. Ecclesiastical Latinsacramentarium
  2. Englishsacramentary

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin sacramentarium; compare French sacramentaire.

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Translations

Czech sakramentář
  • sakramentářancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Dutch sacramentarium
  • sacramentariumancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Esperanto sakramentario
  • sakramentarioancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
French sacramentaire
  • sacramentaireancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
German Sakramentar, Sacramentarium
  • Sakramentarancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
  • Sacramentariumancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Greek Ιερά Σύνοψις
  • Ιερά Σύνοψις (Ierá Sýnopsis)ancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Italian sacramentario
  • sacramentarioancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Korean 성사집
  • 성사집 (seongsajip)ancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Latin sacramentarium
  • sacramentariumancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Polish sakramentarz
  • sakramentarzancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Portuguese sacramentário
  • sacramentárioancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Slovak sakramentár
  • sakramentárancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Spanish sacramentario
  • sacramentarioancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Swahili sakramentari
  • sakramentariancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Swedish sakramentarium
  • sakramentariumancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Thai หนังสือประกอบคริสต์ศาสนพิธี
  • หนังสือประกอบคริสต์ศาสนพิธีancient book containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.
Cite this entry
APA

sacramentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacramentary

MLA

“sacramentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacramentary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sacramentary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacramentary.

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