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RETROGRESSION
In moral theology the reaction to frustration by returning to satisfactions more important to an earlier and lower level of spiritual maturity. Also called reversion.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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