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sacramentalism|sækrəˈmɛntəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. prec. + -ism.]
1. = sacramentarianism.
1861Goldw. Smith Lect. Mod. Hist. Pref. 4 Sacerdotalism, sacramentalism [etc.]. 1881Froude Short Stud. IV. 186 The revival of sacramentalism..found a voice in Keble.
2. The theory that the natural world is a reflection or imitation of an ideal, supernatural, or immaterial world.
1936C. S. Lewis Allegory of Love ii. 45 The attempt..to see the archtype in the copy, is what I mean by symbolism or sacramentalism. 1963H. Blamires Christian Mind ii. vi. 175 A living Christian mind would elucidate for the young a finely articulated Christian sacramentalism which would make sense of, and give value to, the adolescent's cravings towards the grandeur of natural scenery, towards the potent emotionalism of music and art, and towards the opposite sex. |