See Also: Vatican Council, Second(encyclopedia)
Vatican Council, the(dictionary)
decreet(1)(dictionary)
decreet(2)(dictionary)
Vatican(dictionary)
Vatican(dictionary)
Vatican City(dictionary)
Vatican (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Vatican City(encyclopedia)
Vatican Palace(encyclopedia)

Vatican Council, the (oh) and decreet(1) (iou)


Vatican Council, the (oh)



either of two important series of meetings in the Roman Catholic Church, in which leading members of the church discussed questions of belief and practice. The First Vatican Council (1869-70) developed the idea that the Pope was infallible (=always right when talking about matters of belief) . The Second Vatican Council (1962-65) discussed the relationship of the church with the modern world, and one of its results was that church Services began to use modern Languages instead of Latin.

decreet(1) (iou)



decreet noun. arch. Long only Scot. LME.
[Old & mod. French decret or Latin decretum DECREE noun.]
a. gen. A decree. LME-E17.
b. Scots Law. A final judgement or sentence of a civil court, whereby the question at issue is decided. L15.
A determination, a resolve. LME-L16.