Variation ofdie roaring; in Catholicism, without apriest a dying person cannot receive thesacraments ofconfession orextreme unction.
dieroaringforapriest (third-person singular simple presentdies roaring for a priest,present participledying roaring for a priest,simple past and past participledied roaring for a priest)
- (Ireland,Catholicism,colloquial,dated) repent too late of one's sins; (hence) bedamned
1973, Eilís Dillon,Across the Bitter Sea, page436:“God’s curse down on you, Burke; may you never lie quiet in bed; may your children wither and die; may your rooftree fall; may your seed and breed in every generation from this day forward bring forth a thief or a murderer of his own kind; may brother rise against brother in every generation; may you never see the face of God; may you live to see the ruin of your family; may youdie roaring for the priest and him far away—”
1996, Marian Keyes,Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Poolbeg,→ISBN, page654:Suffice it to say that the barman physically hustled him towards the door, as Gus struggled and shouted, "I hope youdie roaring for a priest."
