concordat n. (1)一国政府同教会(尤指罗马天主教)之间的协议、协定或条约 此类协定在国际法上有约束力，历史上第一个有实际意义的宗教协定是教皇加历斯都二世〔CalixtusⅡ〕与神圣罗马帝国皇帝亨利五世〔the Emperor Henry Ⅴ〕为解决主教授职权之争〔Investiture Contest〕于1122年签订的《沃尔姆斯协定》〔Concordat of Worms〕，协约规定教皇和德意志皇帝同时享有对主教的任命权。 (2)(古)(教会法)神职人员间关于辞职、晋级等有关圣职的协议(→benefice) (3)世俗人员或组织间的协议 (4)国家间的协议、协定或条约 此为最早含义，现日益限于同罗马教廷之间的条约。
concordat (kon- or k[schwa]n-kor-dat). 1. An agreement between a government and a church, esp. the Roman Catholic Church. [Cases: Religious Societies 29. C.J.S. Religious Societies §§ 36–37.] “The qualification of a treaty as a concordat depends only upon its object and purpose, not upon the name or outward form chosen by the parties. Although the