Decretals
Britishplural noun
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Isidore, publication of the False Decretals of, ii.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
Decretals, forged, in support of papal claims, 56.
From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by Ellen Gould Harmon White
A copy of the Decretals, dated 1381, in the Cathedral Library of Seville is by his hand.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
Decretals, cap. x, De Hæreticis, lib. v, tit. vii.
From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis) Conway
The Decretals, then, which we so often meet with in public libraries under various names, are the canons which mainly constitute the Canon Law.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
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