1) Epistle
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1) Papal letter
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They are generally given in answer to consultations but are sometimes given due to the initiative of the pope himself. These furnish, with the canons of the councils, the chief source of the legislation of the church, and formed the greater part of the Corpus Iuris Canonici before they were formally replaced by the Codex Iuris Canonici of 1917. Ho...
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of, like or pertaining to a decree
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papal decree deciding a point of church law
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• (a.) The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made, by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort. • (a.) Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle. • (a.) An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastica...
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a reply in writing by the pope to a particular question of church discipline that has been referred to him. In modern usage, such a document is ... [6 related articles]
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In medieval Europe, a papal ruling on a disputed point, sent to a bishop or abbot in reply to a request or appeal. The earliest dates from Siricius 385. Later decretals were collected...
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1. 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. The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made, by order of Gregory IX, in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort. ... Origin: LL. Decretale, neut. Of L....
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De·cre'tal adjective [ Latin
decretalis , from
decretum . See
Decree .] Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a
decretal epistle.
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De·cre'tal noun [ Late Latin
decretale , neut. of Latin
decretalis . See
Decretal ,
adjective ]
1. (R. C. Ch.) An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The d...
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In medieval Europe, a papal ruling on a disputed point, sent to a bishop or abbot in reply to a request or appeal. The earliest dates from Siricius 385. Later decretals were collected to form a decretum
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pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a decree or decrees.
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