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A modern dictionary of Catholic terms, both common and obscure. Find accurate definitions of words and phrases.
BIRTH CONTROL
A synonym for contraception, introduced into the vocabulary by professed contraceptionists in order to equate control of population by preventing conception through artificial means.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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