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  • 131The Seal of Confession —     The Law of the Seal of Confession     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession     In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …

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  • 132despair — de•spair [[t]dɪˈspɛər[/t]] n. 1) loss of hope; hopelessness 2) a source of hopelessness: to be the despair of one s teachers[/ex] 3) to lose, give up, or be without hope: to despair of humanity[/ex] 4) Obs. to give up hope of • Etymology:… …

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