Decretal

/dɪˈkriːtəl/ noun, adjective

Definition

A papal decree or edict; a collection of church laws and regulations; or relating to such decrees.

Etymology

From Latin 'decretalis' (relating to a decree), derived from 'decretum' (decree). Medieval church law extensively used these formal written pronouncements.

Kelly Says

The 'Decretals' are basically the Pope's official rulebook from the Middle Ages—imagine your principal's handbook, but written in Latin and enforced across all of Europe!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አ>());
ah-ma-ri
ARالعربية
مُقرر
mu-qarr-r
BNবাংলা
আদেশ
a-desh
CACatalà
decreto
deh-kray-toh
CSČeština
dekret
deh-kreet
DADansk
dekret
deh-kreet
DEDeutsch
dekretal
deh-krey-tal
ELΕλληνικά
απόφαση
ah-poh-fah-see
ESEspañol
decreto
deh-kray-toh
FAفارسی
فرمان
far-maan
FISuomi
dekreeti
deh-kree-tee
FRFrançais
décretal
deh-krey-tal
GUGU
આદેશ
aa-desh
HAHA
doka
doh-kah
HEעברית
הוראה
ho-rah-ah
HIहिन्दी
निर्देश
nir-desh
HUMagyar
dekret
deh-kreet
IDBahasa Indonesia
dekrit
deh-krit
IGIG
ọfọ
oh-foh
ITItaliano
decreto
deh-kray-toh
JA日本語
勅令
chok-rei
KKKK
қаулы
kaw-lee
KMKM
ច្បាប់
ch-bap
KO한국어
법령
beop-ryeong
MRMR
निर्देश
nir-desh
MSBahasa Melayu
dekrit
deh-krit
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေညာချက်
kya-nya-cha-chet
NLNederlands
decret
deh-kreet
NONorsk
dekret
deh-kreet
PAPA
ਪੁસ્ਤਕ
pus-tak
PLPolski
dekretowy
deh-krey-toh-vee
PTPortuguês
decreto
deh-kray-toh
RORomână
decreet
deh-kreet
RUРусский
декретный
dek-ret-nyy
SVSvenska
dekret
deh-kreet
SWKiswahili
amrizi
am-ree-zee
TAதமிழ்
உத்தரவு
uthar-avu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రకటన
pra-ka-ta-na
THไทย
คำสั่ง
kam-song
TLTL
dekreto
deh-kree-toh
TRTürkçe
kanuni
kah-noo-nee
UKУкраїнська
декретний
dek-ret-nyy
URاردو
حکم
hukhm
VITiếng Việt
quyết định
kwee-et-dinh
YOYO
ìṣẹ
ee-sheh
ZH中文
法令
fǎ lìng
ZUZU
isigqoko
ee-si-g-koo-koh

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