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APPLICATION
A term used for the practice of applying the satisfactory (expiatory) and impetratory (intercessory) value of one's prayers and good works for others, including the souls in purgatory.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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