Pseudo-Isidorian

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[soo-doh-iz-i-dawr-ee-uhn, -dohr-] / ˌsu doʊˌɪz ɪˈdɔr i ən, -ˈdoʊr- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the collection of documents of the 9th century a.d. that consist chiefly of the Decretals, attributed to Isidore, archbishop of Seville, a.d. 600–36, and that were rejected as spurious in the 15th century.

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Example Sentences

The foundation for the high claims on the part of the Papacy rested on what are known as the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals.

From The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 by Medley, D. J. (Dudley Julius)

On the date of the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals, see Mosheim, “Ecclesiastical History,” bk.

From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by White, Ellen Gould Harmon

Forged Writings.—Among the documents that at the present time are generally admitted to be forgeries, the Donation of Constantine and the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals are of primary importance.

From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by White, Ellen Gould Harmon

In the middle of the 9th century there appeared in Gaul the collection of false decretals commonly known as the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

In the Cluniac circle was coined the principle: Canonica auctoritas Dei lex est, canon law being taken in the Pseudo-Isidorian sense.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various