ex·cul·pate  ( k sk l-p t ,  k-sk l-)
tr.v. ex·cul·pat·ed, ex·cul·pat·ing, ex·cul·pates
To clear of guilt or blame.
[Medieval Latin exculp
re, exculpt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin culpa, guilt.]
ex·cul
pa·ble (k-sklp-bl) adj.
ex
cul·pation n. |
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As I understand it, when Todd and other Catholics go to confession, the priest tells them to do something (like say three Hail Marys) that will exculpate them for the sin they've confessed.
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