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Recent Examples of sacramental
That standard was tested when the churches in New Mexico and Oregon successfully sued the D.E.A., bolstering the case for the sacramental use of psychedelics.
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Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
The priest and the child have spent time alone together, and after one meeting Donald returned to Sister James’s class acting strange, his breath redolent of sacramental wine.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The law allows adults ages 21 and older to possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana, a half-ounce of cannabis concentrate and 1 ounce of products such as edibles for recreational, sacramental and other uses.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
Those who remained on Shelter Island to look for scallops were the hard core, the romantics and the purists, for whom a fallow winter turns the search for scallops into something like a sacramental rite.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
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Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
The priest and the child have spent time alone together, and after one meeting Donald returned to Sister James’s class acting strange, his breath redolent of sacramental wine.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The law allows adults ages 21 and older to possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana, a half-ounce of cannabis concentrate and 1 ounce of products such as edibles for recreational, sacramental and other uses.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
Those who remained on Shelter Island to look for scallops were the hard core, the romantics and the purists, for whom a fallow winter turns the search for scallops into something like a sacramental rite.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacramental
Adjective
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This divine/human analogy, recalling La vie de Jésus, is a splendidly esoteric conceit.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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Its stunning green color comes from the combination of the diverse ingredients that not only look beautiful but taste divine.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The parents draw us into their earnest struggle to repress their horror at their children’s deviations from religious norms.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Do not be fooled by this bill’s carve-out for masks worn for health and religious reasons.—
Nikki Morse,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, the oil miraculously burned for eight days until new consecrated oil could be found.—
Chris Sims,
The Indianapolis Star,
13 Dec. 2024
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That was the most moving moment of the day for Marie Capucine, 37, a consecrated virgin representing her Parisian parish of Saint Germain des Prés at the reopening.—
THOMAS ADAMSON AND SYLVIE CORBET THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The building's striking concrete facade and massive bell banner set it apart from traditional ecclesiastical designs.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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During the Jubilee year of 2025, when some 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to flock to the Eternal City in search of spiritual forgiveness, the ecclesiastical abundance will be compounded by crowds.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The attack during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan could signal the full resumption of a war that has already killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused widespread destruction across Gaza.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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When the threat of Christianizing forces grows more imminent, a holy sacrifice is made that changes Deirdre’s life forever.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The right to seek legal redress and the right of the press to report on it are sacred principles that are protected by multiple privileges, including the litigation and fair report privileges, which are absolute.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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On May 19, 2022, two astrophotographers set up near the sacred lake of Pumoyongcuo on the southern Tibetan Plateau captured a vibrant display streaking across the Himalayan sky.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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During the latter half of the century, the Brazilian Catholic church shifted its approach from one that centered on elites and favored the status quo to one that promoted social justice and ecclesial and political action on behalf of the poor.—
Chayenne Polimédio,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2019
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In the case of the Synodal Path reform in Germany, some of the core of the beliefs of the Catholic Church, such as the Church’s divine constitution and ecclesial communion, the Sacraments, and the ministerial Priesthood, are being questioned once again.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
Adjective
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What ought to be the safest, most sacrosanct place in any sane society has been trashed — and to what end?—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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The funds for nearly one-third of ACA/Medicaid and the defense of our nation, some of our most sacrosanct spending, could not be completed without taking out some pretty hefty loans.—
Brian Maryott,
Orange County Register,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Sacramental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacramental. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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