clandestinity

noun — 2 senses

clandestinity

noun

Etymology From clandestine + -ity, borrowed from Latin clandestinitas (“illegality, clandestiness, underground life”).

1

Usually The quality or state of being clandestine.

2

Lifestyle, Religion Usually 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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