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Advocatus Diaboli

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The devil's advocate, a functionary in the Roman Catholic Church appointed to show reason against a proposed canonization.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Advocatus Diaboli'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​a/advocatus-diaboli.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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