concordat
[ kon-kawr-dat ]
/ kɒnˈkɔr dæt /
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noun
an agreement or compact, especially an official one.
an agreement between the pope and a secular government regarding the regulation of church matters.
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OTHER WORDS FROM concordat
con·cor·da·to·ry [kon-kawr-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /kɒnˈkɔr dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby concordat
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concordat
/ (kɒnˈkɔːdæt) /
noun
a pact or treaty, esp one between the Vatican and another state concerning the interests of religion in that state
Word Origin for concordat
C17: via French, from Medieval Latin concordātum, from Latin: something agreed, from concordāre to be of one mind; see concord
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