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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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Decretals, cap. x, De Hæreticis, lib. v, tit. vii.

From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis) Conway

The first of these, for which during 1860 and 1861 he had gathered materials in Italy, Spain, France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland and Belgium, was the first critical edition of the False Decretals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

A copy of the Decretals, dated 1381, in the Cathedral Library of Seville is by his hand.

From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley

Decretals, forged, in support of papal claims, 56.

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

Let it not disturb anyone that in the Decretals on Penance and in the IV.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Martin Luther

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