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INDIVIDUAL
Any single being, notably the human person, which cannot be divided without losing its identity. The two elements necessary to constitute an individual person are one's own identity and distinctiveness from others.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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