"die roaring for a priest" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dies roaring for a priest [present, singular, third-person], dying roaring for a priest [participle, present], died roaring for a priest [participle, past], died roaring for a priest [past]
Etymology: Variation of die roaring; in Catholicism, without a priest a dying person cannot receive the sacraments of confession or extreme unction. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} die roaring for a priest (third-person singular simple present dies roaring for a priest, present participle dying roaring for a priest, simple past and past participle died roaring for a priest)
  1. (Ireland, Catholicism, colloquial, dated) repent too late of one's sins; (hence) be damned Tags: Ireland, colloquial, dated Categories (topical): Catholicism Synonyms: die roaring for the priest
    Sense id: en-die_roaring_for_a_priest-en-verb-HdueaFTa Categories (other): Irish English Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

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          "ref": "1973, Eilís Dillon, Across the Bitter Sea, page 436",
          "text": "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 you die roaring for the priest and him far away—",
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          "ref": "1996, Marian Keyes, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Poolbeg, page 654",
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