dimissory letters
dimissory letters 〈英〉牧师转出教区的许可状 当一圣职候选人在一教区已领受授阶仪式〔ordination〕并准备出任另一教区的圣职，前一教区的主教向后一教区的主教签发该许可状，同意该圣职候选人被授予圣职。
DIMISSORY LETTERS
dimissory letters
dimissory letters (dim-[schwa]-sor-ee). 1. Hist. Eccles. law. Documents allowing a clergy member to leave one diocese for another. 2. Eccles. law. Documents provided by one bishop to enable another bishop to ordain a candidate already ordained in the former bishop’s diocese.