DECRETALS

decretals

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decretals (di-kree-t[schwa]lz), n. Eccles. law. Canonical epistles written either by the Pope or by the Pope and his cardinals to settle controversial matters; esp., the second part of the Corpus Juris Canonici, canonical epistles consisting mainly of: (1) Decretales Gregorii Noni, a collection by Raymundus Barcinius, chaplain to Gregory IX, dating from about 1227; (2) […]

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decretals

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decretals n. (1)(教皇)教令集 指教皇针对教会法院上诉案件所作的书面答覆的汇编，在罗马天主教会中有法定约束力。1140年的《格拉提安教令集》〔Gratian’s Decretum〕是中世纪教令集的典范，此后教令集成为教规编纂的主要形式。 (2)教规汇编 指各次公会议对于同一事务制订的教规的汇集。

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