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OPEN PLACEMENT
the practice in some religious communities of members deciding on their own employment or apostolate, with the formality of approval by superiors but without real dependence on their authority.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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