Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decretalist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dec-re-tal-ist
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a 13th-century school of interpretation of canon law that emphasized the decretals (letters issued by the Popes on matters of church discipline) in preference to the Decretum Gratiani (1141), which their rivals, the decretists, favoured.

Example Sentences

"If the decretalists were concerned that prospective spouses be able to carry out their moral obligations, they were no less interested in preserving spousely rights after the conjugal knot was tied."

Etymology

From decretal + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: decretal

Inflected Forms

decretalists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

decretalism

Questions

What does decretalist mean?: A member of a 13th-century school of interpretation of canon law that emphasized the decretals (letters issued by the Popes on matters of church discipline) in preference to the Decretum Gratiani (1141), which their rivals, the decretists, favoured.
Where does decretalist come from?: From decretal + -ist.

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