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POWERS
Those angels who compose the lowest choir of the second or intermediate order of the angelic host. They are called powers (potestates) because they have a special efficacy in restraining the assaults of the evil spirit.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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