The ritual of spiritual consolation or comfort administered in certain religious traditions, especially an ancient sacrament.
From Late Latin 'consolamentum' (consolation), used historically in Cathar Christianity and medieval religious practice, from 'consolamentum' (the act of consoling).
The Cathars had a sacred ritual called consolamentum that promised spiritual purification—it was so powerful that people would ask for it on their deathbeds, and the Church became obsessed with crushing the practice.
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