catholic dictionary

Text from an encyclopedia entry discussing "MENTICIDE," defined as breaking beliefs and allegiances through physical or psychological means. The text also mentions "MERCEDARIANS," a religious order founded by St. Peter Nolasco, focusing on ransoming Christians from Muslim captivity. The text is in black ink on a white background, with some blurred text visible in the background."

Catholic Dictionary: Menticide?

By John B. Manos | February 16, 2014

I was looking for something recently in my copy of Fr. John Hardon’s Modern Catholic Dictionary when I noticed an entry that caught my eye: Menticide. Mind killing. “The systematic effort to break down the beliefs and allegiances of a person by physical or psychological means, in order to substitute one’s own. Also called brain-washing, it…

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