Decretals

British  

/ dɪˈkriːtəlz /

plural noun

1. RC Church a compilation of decretals, esp the authoritative compilation ( Liber Extra ) of Gregory IX (1234) which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici

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Example Sentences

On the date of the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals, see Mosheim, “Ecclesiastical History,” bk.

From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by White, Ellen Gould Harmon

X. I have elsewhere considered in some detail the growth of the spiritual jurisdiction of the Church, through the False Decretals, in the anarchy accompanying the fall of the Carlovingian empire.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

Raymund compiled this work in three years, in five books, commonly called the Decretals, which the same pope Gregory confirmed in 1234.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban

After the Donation of Constantine came the Forged Decretals, which were just then printed for the first time in an accurate edition.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

Forged Writings.—Among the documents that at the present time are generally admitted to be forgeries, the Donation of Constantine and the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals are of primary importance.

From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by White, Ellen Gould Harmon