concordat

[kon-kawr-dat]

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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.

Origin of concordat

1610–20; < French; replacing concordate < Medieval Latin concordātum, Latin: neuter of concordātus, past participle of concordāre to be in agreement. See concord, -ate¹

Related formscon·cor·da·to·ry

[kon-kawr-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /kɒnˈkɔr dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

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Related Words for concordat

covenant, compact, transaction, protocol, deal, understanding, contract, arrangement, convention, settlement, pact, code, agreement, custom, obligation, pledge, bargain, commitment, record, guarantee

Examples 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 Bonaparte
William 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 Republic
William Henry Hurlbert
I of the Concordat, which is an organic law of the French State.
The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906
Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead

British Dictionary definitions for concordat

concordat

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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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).