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Decretals

Scope note

Letters of the pope determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law and possessing the force of law within the Roman Catholic Church. BLACKS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300026927

Broader Terms used

decrees

Equivalent Terms used

decretal

Created

13yrs ago

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