Definition of: sacramental

(sak′rə·men′təl) noun
1. One of certain rites, such as the use of holy water, oil, or salt, employed as adjuncts to sacraments, or regarded as analogous to a sacrament.
2. plural The objects, words, or ceremonies used in administering a sacrament.
—adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a sacrament; constituting or composing a sacrament; having the influence or efficacy of a sacrament.
2. Consecrated, as by sacred vows: the sacramental host of God's elect.
—sac′ra·men′tal·ism noun
—sac′ra·men′tal·ist noun
—sac′ra·men′tal·ly adverb