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PRIVATE ORATORY
A place set apart for divine worship but erected in a private dwelling for the sole benefit of some particular family or private individual.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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