English Dictionary

sacramental

名詞

(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it.

日本語の意味

（キリスト教、特にローマ・カトリック）信仰心を促進し、霊的な助けをもたらすとされる物（例：聖水、十字架）または行為（例：十字の印をつけること）

She kept a sacramental in her pocket, touching it whenever she prayed.

彼女はポケットに聖具を入れて、祈るたびにそれに触れた。

意味（1）

(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it.

But under the twofold pressure of solafideism’s rejection of good works for the sake of merit and sola scriptura’s denial of anything not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, sacramentals such as images, relics, blessings, and pilgrimages became the objects of the dissenters' most bitter condemnation and scorn.

sacramentals （ plural ）