Decretals
Britishplural noun
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Thus a new collection authorised by Boniface VIII. is called the sext, i.e. the sixth book of the Decretals.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William
When Luther had the Decretals publicly burnt at Wittemberg, the insult was designed for the pope, rather than as a condemnation of the canon law itself.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac
On these words of Saint Augustin, says he, mentioned in the second part of the Decretals, caus.
From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert
Pope Nicholas I, in 866, opposed the use of torture as barbaric, and the pseudo-Isidorian Decretals take the same position in regard to it.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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 Luther, Martin
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