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Decretum

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/ dɪˈkriːtəm /

noun

  1. RC Church the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici

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They are mainly citations of other passages in the Decretum itself.

From Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities by Arthur Orlo Norton

Passing over the first Additiones to the Decretum and the “Quinque compilationes.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

But all these works were to be superseded by the Decretum of Gratian.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

The disciples of Gratian, in glossing or commenting on the Decretum, turned to the papal decretals, as they appeared, for information and the determination of doubtful points.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

His compilation of the Canon Law is usually referred to as the Decretum Gratiani.

From Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities by Arthur Orlo Norton

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