In Roman Catholicism, a breviary is a book that contains the service to be delivered each day, which includes certain prayers, hymns, and lessons. Father Flynn spent a lot of time studying the breviary; however…
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Rosicrucian
A Rosicrucian is a member of secret society that centered around the study of alchemy and metaphysics and first emerged in the 17th century. They claim to have access to spiritual wisdom handed down from…
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Simony
Simony refers to the (now-defunct) practice in the Catholic Church of paying for entrance to heaven, which was particularly rampant in the 9th and 10th centuries. Early in the story, the narrator dreams that he…
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