malabar rites

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Christianity|historical}} Certain customs or practices of the natives of South India, which the [[Jesuit]] [[missionary|missionaries]] allowed their Indian [[neophyte]]s to [[retain]] after [[conversion]] but which were afterwards [[prohibit]]ed by [[Rome]].

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