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noun

• the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

• the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

43%12 Changing the status of a cleric to a non-cleric.
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36%6 Part of the vestments of a bishop or a cleric
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Telegraph Cryptic01 Nov 2023 Down 13
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