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Meaning of in pectore




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in pectore
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Latin phrase that is used today in a very particular case, when a person knows who has been chosen for a position but the information is saved and does not make it public. It literally means "keep in the chest", and was used when a pope did not mention the name of an elected cardinal to avoid persecution and even murder before he took office. See ab imo pectore .

  




Alfredo Edgardo Alvarez Ahumada

IN PECTORE: PROTECT, SECURE OR MAINTAIN THE RESERVE OF A DECISION.

  



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