Concordat Definition

kən-kôrdăt
concordats
noun
concordats
A compact; formal agreement; covenant.
Webster's New World
An agreement between a pope and a government concerning the regulation of church affairs.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Concordat

Noun

Singular:
concordat
Plural:
concordats

Origin of Concordat

  • French from Medieval Latin concordātum from neuter past participle of Latin concordāre to agree concordant

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French concordat, from Latin concordatum.

    From Wiktionary

Concordat Sentence Examples

  • Down to the repeal of the Concordat in 1905 all French governments continued to uphold two of the ancient "Gallican Liberties."

  • Up to 1905 it was also the case in France, where the ancient local customs now continue, pending the reorganization of the Church without the concordat.

  • His bull of the 1st of July 1519, which regulated the discipline of the Polish Church, was later transformed into a concordat by Clement VII.

  • A concordat may assume divers forms - historically, three.

  • The rupture of the concordat at once terminates the obligations which resulted from it on both sides; but it does not break off all relation between the church and the state, since the two societies continue to coexist on the same territory.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

TATDAT

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Words Starting With C and Ending With T

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