decretory
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or following a decree.
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established by a decree; judicial.
Other Word Forms
- undecretory adjective
Etymology
Origin of decretory
1570–80; < Latin dēcrētōrius decisive, crucial, equivalent to dēcrē-, variant stem of dēcernere ( see decern, decree) + -tōrious -tory 1
Example Sentences
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Moreover, his wisdom has prompted him to will the salvation of all men, but not by a consequent and decretory will.
From Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by Huggard, E.M.
Thus it is the result of all the inclinations together that makes his will complete and decretory, as I have already explained.
From Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by Huggard, E.M.
For all possibles are regarded as objects of power, but actual and existing things are regarded as the objects of his decretory will.
From Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by Huggard, E.M.
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