English Explanatory Dictionary

die roaring for a priest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To repent too late of one's sins; (hence) be damned.

Word forms

die roaring for a priest dies roaring for a priest dying roaring for a priest died roaring for a priest die roaring for the priest

Etymology

Variation of die roaring; in Catholicism, without a priest a dying person cannot receive the sacraments of confession or extreme unction.

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