Decretalism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The beliefs of the decretalists. historical, uncountable
"A glance at the articles of the statute of Clarendon will show that they contained as direct a contradiction to the decretalism of the canon law as could be expressed in words."
Example
More examples"A glance at the articles of the statute of Clarendon will show that they contained as direct a contradiction to the decretalism of the canon law as could be expressed in words."
Etymology
From decretal + -ism.
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