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Extravagants

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Extravagantes), a name given to decretal epistles of the popes issued after Gratian's Decretum, and not contained in that work ( (See CANON LAW), ). They were therefore called extra decretunm vagantes, or, briefly, extravagantes; and this name was still given to them after their insertion in the body of the canon law. For an account of the different collections of extravagantes, (See CANON, LAW).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Extravagants'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​e/extravagants.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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