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• die roaring for the priest

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

動詞

die roaring for a priest (三人称単数 現在形 dies roaring for a priest, 現在分詞 dying roaring for a priest, 過去形および過去分詞形 died roaring for a priest)

1. (Ireland, Catholicism, colloquial, dated) repent too late of one's sins; (hence) be damned
   • 1973 Eilís Dillon Across the Bitter Sea p.436:

     “God’s curse down on you, Burke; may you never lie quiet in bed; may your children wither and die; may your rooftree fall; may your seed and breed in every generation from this day forward bring forth a thief or a murderer of his own kind; may brother rise against brother in every generation; may you never see the face of God; may you live to see the ruin of your family; may you die roaring for the priest and him far away—”

   • 1996 Marian Keyes, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (Poolbeg) →ISBN p.654:

     Suffice it to say that the barman physically hustled him towards the door, as Gus struggled and shouted, "I hope you die roaring for a priest."