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greave
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leg armor worn below the knee
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refectory
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a room where meals are served, especially in a college or other institution
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soutane
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a long cassock with buttons down the front worn by Roman Catholic priests
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scullion
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a servant employed to mential tasks in a kitchen
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catafalque
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a deocrated platform or framework on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral; a coffin-shaped structure draped with a pall, used to represent the corpse at a requiem Mass after the burial.
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sacristy
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a room in the church housing the sacred vessels and vestments
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surplice
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a loose-fitting, white ecllesiastical gown with wide sleeves, worn over a cassock
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censer
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a vessel in which incense is burned, especially during religious services
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monstrance
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a vessel in which the consecrated host is exposed for the adoration of the faithful
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salubrious
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conductive or favorable to health or well-being
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pedantic
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characterized by a narrow, often ostentations concern for book learning and formal rules
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garrulous
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given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative
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desuetude
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a state of disuse or inactivity
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sodality
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a society or an association, especially a devotional or charitable society for the laity in the Roman Catholic Church; a fellowship or fraternity
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calumnious
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containing or implying false or malicious statements intended to blacken another's reputation; slanderous or defamatory
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parricide
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the killing of one's father, mother or close relative; one who commits such a murder
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raiment
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clothing; garments
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plenipotentiary
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a person, especially a diplomatic agent, envoy or ambassador invested with full power to transact business
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ordure
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excrement; something that is morally offensive or degrading
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rictus
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a gaping grin or grimace; the expanse of an open mouth, a bird's beak or similar structure
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ciborium
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a covered receptable for holding the consecrated wafers to the Eucharist
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supererogation
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the act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation or need
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canticle
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a hymn or song derived from the Bible
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vesture
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somethign that covers or cloaks
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cerement
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a shroud for the dead; a burial garment
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execration
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the act of cursing; a curse
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hoydenish
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characteristic of a girl or woman of saucy, boisterous or carefree behavior
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inanition
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exhaustion, as from lack of nourishment or vitality; the absence or loss of social, moral or intellectual vitality or vigor; the condition or quality of being empty
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ferule
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an instrument, such as a cane, stick, or flat piece fo wood, used in punishing children
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decollation
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the act of beheading
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