Sac|ra|men|tar|i|an

sac|ra|men|tar|i|an «_SAK ruh mehn TAIR ee uhn», adjective.

of or having to do with the sacraments.

╂[< sacramentary, adjective + -an]

Sac|ra|men|tar|i|an «_SAK ruh mehn TAYR ee uhn», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. a person who believes that the bread and wine of Communion are the symbol of Christ's sacrifice, but not actually His flesh and blood.

2. a person who believes that the sacraments in themselves confer spiritual grace upon the recipient; a sacramentalist.

–adj.

of or having to do with the Sacramentarians.

╂[< German Sakramentarian (coined by Martin Luther) < Medieval Latin sacramentarius, adjective, sacramentary]