Sacramentarian

Sacramentarian
Sacramentarian Sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an, n. [LL. sacramentarius: cf. F. sacramentaire.] 1. (Eccl.) A name given in the sixteenth century to those German reformers who rejected both the Roman and the Lutheran doctrine of the holy eucharist. [1913 Webster]

2. One who holds extreme opinions regarding the efficacy of sacraments. [1913 Webster]


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  • Sacramentarian — Sac ra*men*ta ri*an, a. 1. Of or pertaining a sacrament, or to the sacramentals; sacramental. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sacramentarian — [sak΄rə men ter′ē ən] adj. [ML sacramentarius] 1. a) SACRAMENTAL b) of sacramentalism 2. [also S ] of the sacramentarians n. 1. [also S ] one holding that Christ is present only symbolically in the Eucharist …   English World dictionary

  • Sacramentarian — Sacramentarianism, n. /sak reuh men tair ee euhn/, n. 1. a person who maintains that the Eucharistic elements have only symbolic significance and are not corporeal manifestations of Christ. 2. (l.c.) a sacramentalist. adj. 3. of or pertaining to… …   Universalium

  • Sacramentarian — 1. noun a) One of the German reformers who rejected both the Roman and the Lutheran doctrine of the holy Eucharist. b) One who holds extreme opinions regarding the efficacy of sacraments. 2. adjective a) Of or pertaining a sacrament, or to the… …   Wiktionary

  • SACRAMENTARIAN —    a High Churchman who attaches a special sacred virtue to the sacraments of the Church …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • sacramentarian — sac·ra·men·tar·i·an …   English syllables

  • Sacramentarian — Sac•ra•men•tar•i•an [[t]ˌsæk rə mɛnˈtɛər i ən[/t]] n. 1) rel a person who maintains that the Eucharistic elements have only symbolic significance 2) rel (l.c.) a sacramentalist 3) rel of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians • Etymology: 1530–40… …   From formal English to slang

  • Sacramentarian — /ˌsækrəmənˈtɛəriən/ (say .sakruhmuhn tairreeuhn) noun 1. one of the Protestant theologians, as Zwingli, maintaining that the bread and wine of the Eucharist can be said to be the body and blood of Christ only in a sacramental (that is, symbolic… …  

  • sacramentarian — I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ)men.ˈterēə mən. , ta(a)r noun ( s) Etymology: sacrament (I) + arian 1. usually capitalized [translation of German sakramenter, sakramentierer] : one who interprets sacraments as visible symbols that are not inherently ef …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crypto-Calvinism — is a term for Calvinist influence in the Lutheran Church during the decades just after the death of Martin Luther (1546). It denotes what was seen as a hidden ( crypto from kryptein , Greek for to hide ) Calvinist belief, i.e. the doctrines of… …   Wikipedia

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