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- proper noun The
Latin language as spoken, written, and used in theChristian church and in church services.
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There’s a distinct difference in pronunciation between Classical Latin and Ecclesiastical Latin, and Poe would almost certainly have been thinking of “in pace requiescat” in its ecclesiastical context.
PodCastle » PodCastle Miniature 19: Cask of Amontillado 2008
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