Decretum

/ (dɪˈkriːtəm) /

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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

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How to use Decretum in a sentence

Lex non est decretum mere disciplinare: e natura ipsa contractus matrimonialis desumitur.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
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
Decretum est ut public recitand concessio ab Imperatore peteretur.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Marius post bellum Numidicum iterum consul creatus bellumque ei contra Cimbros et Teutones decretum est.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

Gratian in the Decretum proclaims the views of St Augustine (exile and fines).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various