Catholic Culture Overview
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Catholic Dictionary

Find accurate definitions of over 5,000 Catholic terms and phrases (including abbreviations). Based on Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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PREBEND

The stipend due to a canon from the revenues of a church. According to Church law, if the revenues prove insufficient, a bishop may draw on other sources to make up the deficit.

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