Decretals
Britishplural noun
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The promises, true and legendary, of Pippin, and the spurious donation of Constantine, had still further extension in the False Decretals.
From The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 by Hutton, William Holden
Hence the Apostolic Constitutions, the Decretals, the Apostles' and the Athanasian Creeds, and all the profitable relics of saints and martyrs.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)
The False Decretals did not greatly modify nor corrupt the Canon Law, but they contributed much to accelerate its progress towards unity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
Decretals, decisions on points of ecclesiastical administration or discipline.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
A copy of the Decretals, dated 1381, in the Cathedral Library of Seville is by his hand.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William
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