decretum
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The disciples of Gratian, in glossing or commenting on the Decretum, turned to the papal decretals, as they appeared, for information and the determination of doubtful points.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
Shortly after this came his "Decretum Horribile," a powerful polemic against the Calvinistic doctrine of election and predestination as interpreted by the Gomarists.
From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den
Gratian completed the Decretum about 1151, and probably survived some years, but I have not met with the date of his death.
The Decretum has thus remained a work of private authority, and the texts embodied in it have only that legal value which they possess in themselves.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
Gratian, character of the Decretum compiled by, ii.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry
