Decretum

/ (dɪˈkriːtəm) /

noun

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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Words nearby Decretum

decretal, Decretals, decretist, decretive, decretory, Decretum, decrial, decriminalize, decrudescence, decry, decrypt

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Example sentences from the Web for Decretum

Gratian completed the Decretum about 1151, and probably survived some years, but I have not met with the date of his death.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851|Various
Another term to be considered is decretum, the old Latin equivalent for δόγμα.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various
Decretum fit, uti decem legati regnum, quod Micipsa obtinuerat, inter Jugurtham et Adherbalem dividerent.
De Bello Catilinario et Jugurthino|Caius Sallustii Crispi (Sallustius)
Marius post bellum Numidicum iterum consul creatus bellumque ei contra Cimbros et Teutones decretum est.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

The first part of the Decretum was entitled De jure naturae et constitutionis.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

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