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Definition: EXCOMMUNICATION BY INCH OF CANDLE

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. A form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: EXCOMMUNICATION BY INCH OF CANDLE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. A form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: EXCOMMUNICATION BY INCH OF CANDLE

ExpressionsDefinition
Excommunication by inch of candleA form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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