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Catholic Dictionary
Find accurate definitions of over 5,000 Catholic terms and phrases (including abbreviations). Based on Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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INDEX EXPURGATORIUS
A list of books to be censored before they can be read by Roman Catholics. It was first listed separately from, but later was included in, the general Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Index of Forbidden Books.)