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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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CONTUMACY

Obstinacy in disobeying the lawful orders of an ecclesiastical court or in refusing to follow a legitimate superior's admonitions or precepts.

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