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A modern dictionary of Catholic terms, both common and obscure. Find accurate definitions of words and phrases.
DEBT, MARITAL
Sexual intercourse due by the husband to the wife and the wife to the husband, to which they have bound themselves by marital contract.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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