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decretal
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DECRETAL
n. 1. A letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part of the canon law.
2. A book of decrees, or edicts; a body of laws.
3. A collection of the popes decrees.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DECRETAL
De *cre "tal, a. Etym: [L. decretalis, fr. decretum. See Decree. ]
Defn: Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle. Ayliffe.
DECRETAL
De *cre "tal, n. Etym: [LL. decretale, neut. of L. decretalis. See Decretal, a.]
1. (R. C. Ch. )
Defn: An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part of the canon law.
2. (Canon Law )
Defn: The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made, by order of Gregory IX. , in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort.
New American Oxford Dictionary
decretal
de cre tal |diˈkrētl dəˈkridl | ▶noun a papal decree concerning a point of canon law. ▶adjective of the nature of a decree. ORIGIN Middle English: from late Latin decretale, neuter of decretalis (adjective ), from Latin decret- ‘decided, ’ from the verb decernere.
Oxford Dictionary
decretal
decretal |dɪˈkriːt (ə )l | ▶noun a papal decree concerning a point of canon law. ▶adjective of the nature of a decree. ORIGIN Middle English: from late Latin decretale, neuter of decretalis (adjective ), from Latin decret- ‘decided ’, from the verb decernere.
Spanish Dictionary
decretal
decretal adjetivo 1 De las decretales o relacionado con ellas .2 nombre femenino Epístola en la cual el Papa responde a una consulta particular y que sirve de regla para casos semejantes :el libro contiene los acuerdos de concilios generales y españoles y epístolas y decretales de varios papas .3 decretales nombre femenino plural Libro en que están recopiladas las epístolas o decisiones pontificias .
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