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Recent Examples of sacramental
After the surgeon general’s warning on alcohol, people of faith should rethink sacramental wine, writes guest columnist Eli Federman.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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.
—Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Many of them walk to Mass from nearby apartments and could be cut off from the sacramental life if OLV is shuttered.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 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
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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.
—Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Many of them walk to Mass from nearby apartments and could be cut off from the sacramental life if OLV is shuttered.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacramental
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The divine-smelling duo pumps up thin strands like any volumizing formula, but then uses botanical extracts (pea sprout) and Capixyl (made from a biomimetic peptide and red clover extract) to improve scalp health.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Fighting an uphill battle is not part of the divine plan for your life and career.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Daoism, the ancient Chinese philosophical and religious tradition rooted in living in harmony with the cosmic Dao force, is imbued into its artistic pieces.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nationally, the measles vaccine remains mandatory for now, though Texas and some other states permit exemptions based on personal and religious beliefs.—
Patti Newton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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But there is more: a little way back from the water, knuckle-like boulders of sandstone or some other friable rock sharpen the ambience of a consecrated space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Churches are fine, but consecrated Earth is dangerous to them.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Pretty quickly, this pay-to-pray arrangement gave way to a less ecclesiastical approach.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Rooms Laid out over three floors—each with soaring, ecclesiastical cross-vault ceilings—rooms are spacious and chic, each with a varying but superb vistas.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this year, proof of an ancient garden was found at the holiest site in Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And where the original Hollow Knight sent you plunging into the black depths of Hallownest, Silksong drives Hornet upward, scaling Pharloom alongside a procession of bug-like pilgrims, all drawn to the looming holy Citadel above.—
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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Happy hours are sacred rituals for many American workers, but a handful of states continue to ban them.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Many incorporate local tools like sacred plants and rain sticks to generate tranquil sounds through movement.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Reforming Popes of the 11th and 12th centuries, beginning with Leo IX and culminating with Innocent III, addressed the ecclesial crises of their day.—
Case Thorp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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Others suggest that any sort of ecclesial peace that had reigned was over and that Francis is now more exposed to critics, deprived of the moderating influence Benedict played in keeping the conservative Catholic fringe at bay.—
NICOLE WINFIELD,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Jan. 2023
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The First Amendment is sacrosanct.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Still, the elephant in the room remains the People’s Party’s attitude toward Thailand’s sacrosanct monarchy, since reform of Article 112 lay behind Move Forward’s dissolution.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sacramental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacramental. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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