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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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INSTITUTE, PONTIFICAL
A religious institute of pontifical right (juris pontificii), of men or women, that has received the formal approbation, or at least "Pontifical Recognition," from the Holy See.
