Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "man sacramental" yana nufin wani nau'in mai da ke samun albarka daga wurin hukuma kuma ana amfani da shi a cikin bukukuwan sacrament da na addini daban-daban a cikin wasu al'adun Kiristanci. Ana iya amfani da wannan man, alal misali, wajen shafa wa marasa lafiya, shafaffu da catechumens (waɗanda suke shirin yin baftisma), naɗa firistoci, da keɓe bagadai da sauran abubuwa masu tsarki. Amfani da man sacramental al'ada ce da ta kasance a cikin addinin Kiristanci tsawon ƙarni da yawa kuma ana ɗaukarsa muhimmin bangare na rayuwar sacrament na Ikilisiya.