clandestinity

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English

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Etymology

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From clandestine +‎ -ity.

Noun

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clandestinity (usually uncountable, plural clandestinities)

  1. The quality or state of being clandestine.
    Synonym: (rare) clandestineness
  2. (religion) 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.

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