concordat
- an agreement or compact, especially an official one.
- an agreement between the pope and a secular government regarding the regulation of church matters.
Origin of concordat
Related Words for concordat
covenant, compact, transaction, protocol, deal, understanding, contract, arrangement, convention, settlement, pact, code, agreement, custom, obligation, pledge, bargain, commitment, record, guaranteeExamples from the Web for concordat
Historical Examples of concordat
This was a rupture of the Concordat, and was so regarded by Napoleon.
The Life of Napoleon BonaparteWilliam Milligan Sloane
Since the Concordat he nominates the dignitaries of the Church.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)Hippolyte A. Taine
He was imprisoned by Franois I for refusing to recognize the concordat .
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)Augustus De Morgan
In fact, the Concordat can hardly be said to have re-endowed the Church at all.
France and the RepublicWilliam Henry Hurlbert
The Revolutionists did not trouble them, and they had no part in the Concordat of 1801.
The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead
concordat
- a pact or treaty, esp one between the Vatican and another state concerning the interests of religion in that state
Word Origin for concordat
Word Origin and History for concordat
"agreement between church and state on a mutual matter," 1610s, from French concordat (16c.), from Medieval Latin concordatum, noun use of Latin concordatum, neuter past participle of concordare "to agree," from concors (genitive concordis) "of one mind" (see concord).