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Clandestinity

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Latin: clandestinusL, secret, hidden) Illegal secrecy; an impediment to valid marriage. It means that a marriage ceremony of a Catholic is void unless performed by a parish priest in his own parish, or by a bishop in his own diocese, or by a delegate of either. There is an exception in lawful "marriage without a priest".

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Entry for 'Clandestinity'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/clandestinity.html. 1910.
 
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