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Plenary indulgence

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indulgencesnounThe act of indulging.
holy communionnounThe Christian sacrament of the Eucharist; (in particular) the reception of the body and blood of Christ (the consecrated bread and wine), which is believed to bring about communion between the recipient and Christ.
sanctificationnoun(theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
absolutionnounThe forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
pontificalnounA book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.
sacramentalUsed in, or relating to, a sacrament.
communionnoun(Christianity) Holy Communion; the Eucharist.
catholicitynounThe quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.
parishionernounA member of a parish.
sacramentsnoun(Christianity) A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.
catholicismnounThe faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.
beatificationnounThe act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
benedictionnounA short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
catholicnoun(elliptically, often) A member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church).
transubstantiationnoun(Roman Catholicism) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
holy sacramentnouna christian sacrament commemorating the last supper by consecrating bread and wine
roman catholicnounA person who belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.
papalistnoun(chiefly historical) A supporter of papal authority; (Middle Ages) a hierocrat.
archdiocesannoun(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.
intercessionnounThe act of intervening or mediating between two parties.

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