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Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Decretal
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(1):
(a.) Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle.
(2):
(a.) An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part of the canon law.
(3):
(a.) The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made, by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Decretal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/decretal.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Decretal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/decretal.html. 1828.