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Clementines

British  
/ ˈklɛmənˌtiːnz, -ˌtaɪnz /

plural noun

  1. RC Church an official compilation of decretals named after Clement V and issued in 1317 which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici

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McDonald’s has tried several healthier sides as non-French fry options in its kids’ Happy Meals: Low-fat Go-Gurt was added recently, and Clementines, bananas, and other fruits are being tested starting this fall.

From Time Aug. 14, 2014

But he knows also that he is by far the best fund raiser, and indeed almost the only capable man, in the Clementines, a small and not very notable Midwestern order.

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The closest examination of inquisitorial methods before and after the publication of the Clementines fails to reveal any influence exercised by them for good or for evil.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

There is not the slightest reason to suppose that the Gospel from which the Clementines quote would contain any such assertion.

From The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion' by Sanday, William

If we turn to the Clementines, we find, in the same way, passages not to be found in the Canonical Gospels.

From The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History by Besant, Annie Wood

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