decretals

adjective

1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a decree or decrees.

noun

2. a papal decree authoritatively determining some point of doctrine or church law.
3. Decretals, the body or collection of such decrees as a part of the canon law.

pl n

1. RC Church a compilation of decretals, esp the authoritative compilation (Liber Extra) of Gregory IX (1234) which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici

noun

1. RC Church a papal edict on doctrine or church law

adjective

2. of or relating to a decretal or a decree