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Sacraments of the Dead
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Baptism and Penance. They are so named because from Divine institution, their primary purpose is to remit grave sin, either original or actual, and to confer sanctifying grace on those who are spiritually dead from sin.
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Entry for 'Sacraments of the Dead'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/sacraments-of-the-dead.html. 1910.