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sin-eater

sin-eater

See also: sin eater

English

Noun

sin-eater (plural sin-eaters)

  1. A person (usually a man) who is supposed to take sins of a deceased person upon himself by means of eating a piece of bread, laid for him on the breast of the dead one.

Related terms

  • sin-eating

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