Word: terikobintsu
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...endured, but it inevitably also turned inward. Because their prayers and rituals had to be transmitted secretly among illiterate peasants, they slowly became garbled. Over the years the words were repeated while the meaning was forgotten, though some prayers retained a discernible Latin antecedent: "Ame Maria karassa binno domisu terikobintsu . . ." obviously derives from "Ave Maria gratia plena dominus tecum benedicta...
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