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spiritual incest

spiritual incest noun: the crime of cohabitation between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation.

Noun

spiritual incest (uncountable)

  1. The crime of cohabitation between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation.
  2. The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other.

Questions about spiritual incest

What does spiritual incest mean?
Spiritual incest means the crime of cohabitation between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation.
What part of speech is spiritual incest?
Spiritual incest is a noun.

Words near spiritual incest in the dictionary

  1. spiritual bypass
  2. spiritual bypassing
  3. spiritual desertion
  4. spiritual desertions
  5. spiritual healing
  6. spiritual incest
  7. spiritual jazz
  8. spiritual leader
  9. spiritual leaders
  10. spiritual midden
  11. spiritual middens

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