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decretal

Syllables: de·cre·talUK/dɪˈkɹiːtəɫ/

decretal adjective: pertaining to a decree.

Adjective

decretal (comparative more decretal, superlative most decretal)

  1. Pertaining to a decree.
    • [T]his finding, when read in conjunction with the other findings, as well as decretal portions of the final judgment, is more logically interpreted as a reference to the successful operation of the business […]Chase v. Turner, 560 So. 2d 1317, 1320 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990)

Noun

decretal (plural decretals)

  1. A papal decree, particularly one derived from an ecclesiastical letter.
    • Or els is thys Goddis law,
      Decrees or decretals,
      Or holy sinodals,
      Or els provincyals,
      Thus within the wals
      Of holy church to deale[…]?c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 65, lines 130–135
    • DECRETALS... are the answers sent by the Pope to applications made to him as head of the church, chiefly by bishops, but also by synods, and even private individuals, for guidance in cases involving points of doctrine or discipline... From the 4th century onwards they formed the most prolific...1878, "Decretals" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. VII, p. 22
  2. (archaic) Any decree or pronounced instruction.
    • […] picturals / Of Magistrates, of courts, of tribunals, / Of commen wealthes, of states, of pollicy, / Of lawes, of iudgements, and of decretals […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

decretal meaning in Bengali

decretal in Bengali

পোপের আইনি আদেশ, ধর্মীয় বিধান

Forms of decretal

Adjective
comparativemore decretal
superlativemost decretal
Noun
pluraldecretals

Origin of decretal

From Middle French decretal, from Late Latin dēcrētālis, from Latin decretum.

Words formed from decretal

Questions about decretal

What does decretal mean?
Decretal means pertaining to a decree.
What is decretal in Bengali?
Decretal in Bengali is পোপের আইনি আদেশ, ধর্মীয় বিধান. See Decretal meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is decretal?
Decretal can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce decretal?
Decretal is pronounced /dɪˈkɹiːtəɫ/ (UK).

Words near decretal in the dictionary

  1. decrescendos
  2. decrescent
  3. decrescents
  4. Decrescenzo
  5. Decrescenzos
  6. decretal
  7. decretalism
  8. decretalist
  9. decretalists
  10. decretals
  11. decretion

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