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noun
The quality or state of being clandestine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: clandestineness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A diriment impediment in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, requiring the presence of witnesses to the marriage vows, one of whom must be a priest or a deacon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From clandestine + -ity, borrowed from Latin clandestinitas (“illegality, clandestiness, underground life”).
Across languages
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