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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DECRETAL

From Old French, from Late Latin dēcrētālis.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DECRETAL

decretal  [dɪˈkriːtəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECRETAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decretal can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DECRETAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of decretal in the English dictionary

The definition of decretal in the dictionary is a papal edict on doctrine or church law. Other definition of decretal is of or relating to a decretal or a decree.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECRETAL


beetle
ˈbiːtəl
betel
ˈbiːtəl
Bootle
ˈbuːtəl
brutal
ˈbruːtəl
chaetal
ˈkiːtəl
chital
ˈtʃiːtəl
diacetyl
ˌdaɪəˈsiːtəl
excretal
ɪksˈkriːtəl
fetal
ˈfiːtəl
foetal
ˈfiːtəl
hurtle
ˈhɜːtəl
immortal
ɪˈmɔːtəl
mortal
ˈmɔːtəl
myrtle
ˈmɜːtəl
Nahuatl
ˈnɑːwɑːtəl
portal
ˈpɔːtəl
setal
ˈsiːtəl
spirochetal
ˌspaɪrəʊˈkiːtəl
tapetal
təˈpiːtəl
turtle
ˈtɜːtəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECRETAL

decreet
decrement
decremental
decrepit
decrepitate
decrepitation
decrepitly
decrepitness
decrepitude
decresc.
decrescence
decrescendo
decrescent
decretalist
Decretals
decretist
decretive
decretory
Decretum
decrew

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECRETAL

base metal
death metal
gunmetal
heavy metal
heavy-metal
hot metal
metal
musculoskeletal
nu-metal
parietal
petal
precious metal
scrap metal
sheet metal
skeletal
societal
thrash metal
transition metal
varietal
vegetal

Synonyms and antonyms of decretal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decretal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECRETAL

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The translations of decretal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decretal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

教令
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decretal
570 millions of speakers

English

decretal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

decretal
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

decretal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

decretal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decretal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাগ্যনির্দেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décrétale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Decretal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

decretal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

法令の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

decretal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decretal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giáo lịnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

decretal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dini hüküm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decretale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

decretal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

decretal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decretată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

decretal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

decreet
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

decretal
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

decretal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decretal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECRETAL»

The term «decretal» is normally little used and occupies the 116.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECRETAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decretal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECRETAL»

Discover the use of decretal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decretal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The works of Nathanael Emmons: With a memoir of his life
Supposing God should reveal to us all his purposes respecting all his intelligent creatures in every part of the universe; this knowledge of his decretal will would be no rule of duty to us. His decretal will is only a rule of conduct for himself.
Nathanael Emmons, Jacob Ide, 1842
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God
Supposing God should reveal to us all his purposes respecting all his intelligent creatures in every part of the universe ; this knowledge of his decretal will would be no rule of duty to us. His decretal will is only a rule of conduct for himself.
Nathanael Emmons, Jacob Ide, 1842
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Reports from Commissioners
Statement of Mr. Jellett as to Ireland. of the Decretal Order. Caveat against enrolment. Vacating enrolment. References to the Masters. Proceeding hefore the Master on a reference under a Decretal Order. Summons to take directions. Eotrrrr.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1863
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Peace Through the Truth; Or, Essays on Subjects Connected ...
The prefatory, subsidiary, or incidental parts of n decretal not infallible. — d. Much less, the particular wording. — ii. This last proposition is confirmed by the omissions and changes in Papal letters, made by the compilers of the Corpus. — in.
Thomas Harper, 1874
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First report of Her Majesty's commissioners appointed to ...
The mode of making up the Decretal Order. Amendmcnt of notes of Dccretal Order. The form of the Decretal Order. Enrolment EQU rn' . Statement of M r. J cllett as to Irelandofthc ])e(:rct.nl Order. Caveat against enrolment. Vacating enrolment.
Great Britain. English and Irish Law and Chancery Commission, 1863
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The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports ...
... in respect of any alloged infringement ofjoch letters patent heretofore or hereafter granted, or any scire facias to repeal such letters patent, and if a verdict shall pass fc? the patentee or his assigns, or if a final decree or decretal order shall be ...
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Equitable jurisdiction of the County Courts. Supplement to ...
Decretal Orders. Where the court makes any decretal order, the registrar shall, as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, draw up, seal and file such order (0). Where a decretal order directs any deed to be prepared and executed, it shall ...
Sir Charles Edward POLLOCK, Henry NICOL (Barrister-at-Law.), 1865
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A Report of the Case of the Right Rev. R. D. Hampden, D. D., ...
This is my first observation on the first Decretal which my learned friend relied on, namely, the one which was to make the confirmation void. There is another Decretal, to which I will now call your lordships' attention; and it is most singular that ...
Renn Dickson Hampden, Richard Jebb, 1849
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A report of the case of the Right Rev. R. D. Hampden, in ...
This is my first observation on the first Decretal which my learned friend relied on, namely, the one which was to make the confirmation void. There is another Decretal, to which I will now call your lordships' attention ; and it is most singular that ...
Richard Jebb, Renn Dickson Hampden, 1849
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A treatise upon the practice of the Court of Chancery: with ...
The first decretal order in June, 1815, declared certain principles, and directed an account to be taken upon them : that a certain settlement was valid, that the defendant should account for all the personal estate of his wife come to his hands  ...
Murray Hoffman, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECRETAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decretal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thanks to Joseph Hellon, Senior Government Official Allegedly …
Due to high levels of impunity, the decretal amount wasn't paid as ordered by the court. Well, we were able to get a warrant of arrest issued ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Jul 15»
2
IF and Zetetic Cosmogony
... as the ONION) has published a paper the Vatican has authorised as a decretal following their research on the theory of Intelligent Falling (IF), ... «News24, Jun 15»
3
Louisiana appellate court overturns improper application of “law of …
The concurrence points out that the trial court's judgment “lacks the necessary decretal language.” We are not sure whether “decretal” is a ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
4
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority bid to challenge Sh1.4 billion award …
“It hopes that in the event certification is granted an opportunity will be opened to once again escape payment of the decretal amount which we ... «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»
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Yoda? Is It Thou? Figure In 14th Century Manuscript Looks Familiar
We're not suggesting that this decretal might be one of the anthropological antecedents (or to the layman, "sources") that Star Wars creator ... «KCBX, Apr 15»
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Kinondoni DC gets 7 days to file defamation defence
... or causing to be published the same or similar publications defamatory to the two plaintiffs, interests on the decretal sum at court rate from the ... «Daily News, Apr 15»
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Qatar Labour Law: recent amendments
Decretal Law No (22) of 2007. The first amendment to the Labour Law was introduced by the Decretal Law No (22) of 2007. This law introduced ... «Gulf Times, Mar 15»
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Redemptive Reckonings: Purim's Cautionary Lessons Against …
Saul was suppose to slay “both man and woman, infant and suckling” (I Samuel 15:3) and Haman issued decretal letters to slay “all Jews, ... «Algemeiner, Mar 15»
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A Reformed Theologian's Critique of Divine Determinism
The rest of the Reformed world has by-and-large shifted away from “decretal theology” and divine determinism to a highly modified, often ... «Patheos, Feb 15»
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CBCP calls for probe on misuse of DAP funds
“Meanwhile, all are urged to abide by the Rule of Law by complying with the decretal provisions of the Supreme Court's judgment and ... «ABS CBN News, Feb 15»

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