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| Expression | 1. Letters of several kinds, formerly given by a bishop to traveling clergymen or laymen, to show that they were entitled to receive the communion, and to distinguish them from heretics.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: CANONICAL LETTERS
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| Canonical letters | Letters of several kinds, formerly given by a bishop to traveling clergymen or laymen, to show that they were entitled to receive the communion, and to distinguish them from heretics. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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