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bination

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[bahy-ney-shuhn] / baɪˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. celebration of Mass twice on the same day by the same priest.


Etymology

Origin of bination

< New Latin bīnātiōn- (stem of bīnātiō ), equivalent to Latin bīn ( ī ) bin- + -ātiōn- -ation

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It is a smiling com- bination, and it makes me happy.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

Only one Mass may be said a day, except on Christmas Day and All Souls' Day, and on other days when there is reason for bination or trination allowed by the Church.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

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