Decretals
Britishplural noun
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In the Decretals of Gratian1344 are collected the earliest authorities about marriage in the Christian church, some of which are regarded now as ungenuine.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
Thus a new collection authorised by Boniface VIII. is called the sext, i.e. the sixth book of the Decretals.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
A copy of the Decretals, dated 1381, in the Cathedral Library of Seville is by his hand.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
The Decretals, then, which we so often meet with in public libraries under various names, are the canons which mainly constitute the Canon Law.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
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
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