Crucifix vs Sacramental - What's the difference?
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A wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.
(gymnastics) The iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.
Used in, or relating to, a sacrament.
(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.
* 1997 , James Monti, The king's good servant but God's first :
* 2000 , Michael Theisen, Exploring Catholicism , page 17:
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As nouns the difference between crucifix and sacramental
is that crucifix is a wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the romans while sacramental is (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.As an adjective sacramental is
used in, or relating to, a sacrament.crucifix
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* crucifixion * crucify ----sacramental
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(wikipedia sacramental)Adjective
(en adjective)- The altar boys were sacked after they were caught sampling the sacramental wine instead of just passing it to the priest before communion.
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(en noun)- 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.
- The activities in this strategy immerse the young people in the many sacramentals that are part of the daily, weekly, and seasonal Catholic individual and communal religious expressions.