Decretals
Britishplural noun
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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
A copy of the Decretals, dated 1381, in the Cathedral Library of Seville is by his hand.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William
He also composed a commentary on the Consueludines Feudorum, and on some books of the Decretals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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 Conway, Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis)
Isidore, publication of the False Decretals of, ii.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry
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