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SUB SIGILLOL
Under the seal. The term is used to identify some absolutely confidential matter that may not be communicated because a confessor is bound by the sacramental seal.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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