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/lɪˈsiːɪti/ · noun
(religious) The legitimacy of an act or its consequences, by opposition to the validity..
Validity affects the act, while liceity affects the 'legality' of the act. So if a baptism is invalid, then the baptism never occurred (i.e. one has not been baptized and needs to be baptized). So if a baptism is illicit, then it was not celebrated under the structures that the Catholic Church has defined (i.e. one has been baptized, but the Sacrament was not celebrated in a way directed/authorized by the Church or with the full approval of the Church).
Use liceity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Liceity means (religious) The legitimacy of an act or its consequences, by opposition to the validity..
Common synonyms include legitimacy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Validity affects the act, while liceity affects the 'legality' of the act. So if a baptism is invalid, then the baptism never occurred (i.e. one has not been baptized and needs to be baptized). So if a baptism is illicit, then it was not celebrated under the structures that the Catholic Church has defined (i.e. one has been baptized, but the Sacrament was not celebrated in a way directed/authorized by the Church or with the full approval of the Church).
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