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penitential
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penitential
Chiefly RC Church a book or compilation of instructions for confessors


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In Robert of Flambrough's Penitential Book - one of the most widely used manuals of the thirteenth century-the confessor may ask whether the penitent "had someone" in a manner out of the ordinary.
The Invention of Sodomy in Christian Theology by O'Brien, Dennis / Commonweal
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