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SPECIALISSIMO MODO
In a most special way. Term applied in the Code of Canon Law (1918), of the first rank, reserved to the Holy See for judgment, e.g., direct violation of the seal of confession.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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