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decretal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decretal \De*cre"tal\, a. [L. decretalis fr decretum See {Decree}.] Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as a decretal epistle. --Ayliffe. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decretal \De*cre"tal\, n. [LL. decretale, neut. of L. decretalis See {Decretal}, a.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) 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) The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St Raymond of Pennafort
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