concordat
Americannoun
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an agreement or compact, especially an official one.
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an agreement between the pope and a secular government regarding the regulation of church matters.
noun
Other Word Forms
- concordatory adjective
Etymology
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, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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"Our legal system contains all the guarantees to ensure that laws always respect constitutional principles and international commitments, including the concordat with the Church," he said.
From Reuters
In 1933, he negotiated a concordat between the Catholic church and Germany.
From The Guardian
But in both France and Italy, a “concordat” between the Vatican and state means that bishops can refuse to testify in court.
From The Guardian
The concordat targets staff members who are primarily employed to do research, including postdocs, contract researchers and technicians.
From Nature
Bishops’ wages are paid by the state and Catholic schools receive state support, in accordance with a concordat signed in 1979 between the Vatican and Argentina’s 1976-83 military dictatorship.
From The Guardian
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