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has gloss	(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead placebo
has gloss	eng: An obsolete usage of the word placebo was to mean someone who came to a funeral, claiming (often falsely) a connection with the deceased to try to get a share of any food and/or drink being handed out. This usage originated from the phrase "placebo Domino in regione vivorum" in the Roman Catholic Church's Office of the Dead ritual.
lexicalization	eng: placebo
subclass of	(noun) a late afternoon or evening worship service vesper

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has category	(noun) the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy Roman Church, Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic
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similar	e/Placebo (at funeral)