Decretal meaning

dĭ-krēt'l
A decree, especially a papal letter giving a decision on a point or question of canon law.
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Of or containing a decree.
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A decree.
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A decree issued by the pope on some matter of ecclesiastical discipline.
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Any collection of such decrees, formerly a part of canon law.
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Pertaining to a decree.
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A papal decree.
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(now rare) Any decree or pronounced instruction.
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Origin of decretal

Middle English from Old French decretale from Late Latin dēcrētālis fixed by decree from Latin dēcrētum principle, decision decree

Sentence Examples

  • Having failed to satisfy the king, he left England on the 26th of October 1529, after his baggage had been searched at Dover to find the Decretal, which, however, had been burnt.

  • 4 It is met with in a Decretal of Innocent III.'

  • the similar decretal of Alexander III.

  • A decretal of Innocent III.

  • He brought with him a secret document, the Decretal, which defined the law and left the legates to decide the question of fact; but this important letter was to be shown only to Henry and Wolsey.

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