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Multitudes presented themselves to the magistrates to express their compliance with the imperial edict and to these apostates tickets were issued attesting the fact that they had offered sacrifice (sacrificati) or burned incense (thurificati), while others, without actually performing these rites, availed themselves of the venality of the magistrates to purchase certificates attesting their renunciation (libellatici).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Those, who of their own accord had actually sacrificed (the sacrificati or thurificati), might be reconciled with the Church only at the point of death.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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+ sacrificati, thurificati, who had taken part in the pagan rites, or
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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(the sacrificati and the thurificati) also received a certificate of having done so.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
frogapplause commented on the word thurificati
... to these apostates tickets were issued attesting the fact that they had offered sacrifice (sacrificati) or burned incense (thurificati), while others, without actually performing these rites, availed themselves of the venality of the magistrates to purchase certificates attesting their renunciation (libellatici).
October 29, 2011