Definitions for decretal
dɪˈkrit ldec·re·tal

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decretalnoun

   A papal decree.

2. decretalnoun

   Any decree or pronounced instruction.

3. decretaladjective

   Pertaining to a decree.

4. Etymology: From decretal, from decretalis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decretaladjective

   Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree.

   Etymology: decretum, Latin.

   A decretal epistle is that which the pope decrees either by himself, or else by the advice of his cardinals; and this must be on his being consulted by some particular person or persons thereon. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

2. Decretalnoun

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   1. A book of decrees or edicts; a body of laws.

   The second room, whose walls
   Were painted fair with memorable gests,
   Of magistrates, of courts, of tribunals,
   Of commonwealths, of states, of policy,
   Of laws, of judgments, and of decretals. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   2. The collection of the pope’s decrees.

   Traditions and decretals were made of equal force, and as authentical as the sacred charter itself. James Howell, Vocal Forrest.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decretal

   Decretals (Latin: litterae decretales) are letters of a pope that formulate decisions in ecclesiastical law of the Catholic Church.They are generally given in answer to consultations but are sometimes given due to the initiative of the pope himself. These furnish, with the canons of the councils, the chief source of the legislation of the Church, and formed the greater part of the Corpus Iuris Canonici before they were formally replaced by the Codex Iuris Canonici of 1917. However, Cardinal Pietro Gasparri led the papal commission for the revision of canon law and later on published a guide to the fontes (sources) used in the 1917 code. Many canons in this code can easily be retraced in their relationship to and dependency on medieval decretals as well as Roman law. In themselves, the medieval decretals form a very special source which throws light on medieval conflicts and the approaches to their solution. They are sometimes concerned with very important issues touching on many aspects of medieval life, for example: marriage or legal procedure.

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1. Decretaladjective

   appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle

2. Decretaladjective

   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. Decretaladjective

   the collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made, by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort

4. Etymology: [LL. decretale, neut. of L. decretalis. See Decretal, a.]

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1. Decretal

   Decretals are letters of the pope that formulate decisions in ecclesiastical law of the Catholic Church. They are generally given in answer to consultations but are sometimes given due to the initiative of the pope himself. These furnish, with the canons of the councils, the chief source of the legislation of the church, and formed the greater part of the Corpus Iuris Canonici before they were formally replaced by the Codex Iuris Canonici of 1917. However, Cardinal Pietro Gasparri led the papal commission for the revision of canon law and later on published a guide to the fonts used in the 1917 code, many canons in this code can easily be retraced in their relationship to and dependency on medieval decretals as well as Roman law. In themselves, the medieval decretals form a very special source which throws light on medieval conflicts and the approaches to their solution. They are sometimes concerned with very important issues touching on many aspects of medieval life, for example marriage and legal procedure.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decretal

   de-krē′tal, adj. pertaining to a decree.—n. a decree, esp. of the pope: a book containing decrees: spec. in pl. the second part of the canon law, the decrees of various popes determining points of ecclesiastical law.—n. Decrē′tist, in medieval universities, a student of the decretals, a student of law.—adjs. Decrē′tive; Decrē′tory, pertaining to a decree, judicial. [L. decretalis—decretum.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of decretal in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of decretal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Decretal
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=decretal
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decretal
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decretal
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=decretal
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=decretal