Ecclesiastical Latin Pronunciation

Contra

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(1.) against, facing, face-to-face, in the eyes, towards/up to, across, in opposite direction, opposite, opposed/hostile/contrary/in reply to, directly over/level, otherwise, differently, conversely, on the contrary, vice versa (2.) against (3.) against, facing, opposite, weighed against, opposite, as against, in resistance/reply to, contrary to, not in conformance with, the reverse of, otherwise than, towards/up to, in direction of, directly over/level with, to detriment of (4.) against, facing, opposite, weighed against, opposite, as against, in resistance/reply to, contrary to, not in conformance with, the reverse of, otherwise than, towards/up to, in direction of, directly over/level with, to detriment of

This is the Ecclesiastical (Church Latin) pronunciation of Contra, as used in the traditional Catholic Mass, Rosary, and liturgical prayers. Ecclesiastical Latin follows Italian phonetic rules and is the pronunciation taught by the Vatican.

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