decretum Latin · revision 9474

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Cicero|origins=ine-pro *krey-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [deːˈkreː.tũː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [deˈkrɛː.tum]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''dēcrētum''' ''n'' (genitive dēcrētī); second declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the neuter of [[dēcrētus]], perfect participle of [[dēcernō]] “to decide, decree”, used as a noun; ⟨dēcernō⟩ is from [[dē-]] and [[cernō]] “to sift, decide”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline) De Vaan traces ⟨cernō⟩ to [[ine-pro|*krey-|t=to sift, separate]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's earliest source is Cicero, whom he dates 81–43 BC, and the OLD's first citations are from Cicero.^(Köbler 2010)^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was a binding decision, a decree of a magistrate, the senate or a court, as in Cicero and Caesar; a principle held with conviction, a doctrine, as in Cicero; and in Seneca a resolve.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In the Church it was a decision of a council and a papal decree, and also the record of a bishop's election.^(Niermeyer 1976) In Ecclesiastical Latin it was a decree, ordinance, principle, and in canon law a term covering laws, precepts and judicial decisions.^(Stelten 1995) [[en|decree]] came through Old French ''decret'' in the early 14th century, first of church ordinances.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 50 BC – Caesar uses it of decrees.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * early 14th century – English ''decree'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|decree]], decision, ordinance.^(OLD 2012)

+ # A principle, doctrine, [[m|en|dogma]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # A resolve.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Ecclesiastical Latin)'' A conciliar or papal decree.^(Niermeyer 1976)^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[dēcrētālis]]

+ * [[dēcrētārius]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[dēcernō]]

+ * [[dēcrētiō]]

+ * [[dēcrētōrius]]

+ * [[dēcrētus]]

+ * [[cernō]]

+ * [[en|decree]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}