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  • 61comminate — /kom euh nayt /, v.t., v.i., comminated, comminating. 1. to threaten with divine punishment or vengeance. 2. to curse; anathematize. [1605 15; back formation from COMMINATION] * * * …

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  • 62imprecate — imprecator, n. imprecatory, adj. /im pri kayt /, v.t., imprecated, imprecating. to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person. [1605 15; < L imprecatus ptp. of imprecari to invoke, pray to or for, equiv. to im IM 1 + prec PRAY + atus&#8230; …

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  • 63Liberius — /luy bear ee euhs/, n. died A.D. 366, pope 352 366. * * * ▪ pope born , Rome [Italy] died September 24, 366, Rome       pope from 352 to 366. He was elected on May 17, 352, to succeed Pope St. Julius I.       Liberius was pope during the&#8230; …

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  • 64Celestine I, Saint — ▪ pope born , Roman Campania died July 27, 432, Rome; feast day July 27, Irish feast day April 6       pope from 422 to 432.       He was a Roman deacon when elected on Sept. 10, 422, to succeed Boniface I. His pontificate is noted for its&#8230; …

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  • 65Abjuration — • A denial, disavowal, or renunciation under oath Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abjuration     Abjuration     † …

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  • 66Confirmation — • Describes its origin from Biblical texts and how it has been handed down through the ages. The rite is briefly described, and the minister, matter, form, recipient, effects, necessity and sponsors are detailed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin&#8230; …

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  • 67Ibas — • Elected Bishop of Edessa in 439 as successor of Rabbulas, one of the most ardent supporters of St. Cyril; d. 457 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ibas     Ibas      …

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  • 68Infallibility — • In general, exemption or immunity from liability to error or failure; in particular in theological usage, the supernatural prerogative by which the Church of Christ is, by a special Divine assistance, preserved from liability to error in her&#8230; …

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  • 69Jansenius and Jansenism — • The subject of this article lived three quarters of a century later than his namesake. He was born 28 October, 1585, of a Catholic family, in the village of Accoi, near Leerdam, Holland; died at Ypres, 6 May, 1638 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin&#8230; …

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  • 70Lucifer of Cagliari — • A bishop, who must have been born in the early years of the fourth century; died in 371 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lucifer of Cagliari     Lucifer of Cagliari …

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