Rescript (Noun)
Meaning 1
A reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The rescript issued by the Pope provided clarification on the church's stance on euthanasia, alleviating confusion among clergy and laity alike.
- The theologian spent years studying the collected rescripts of Pope Gregory I, seeking insight into the early church's position on marriage and the sacraments.
- In response to a petition from the bishops of France, the Pope issued a rescript affirming the legitimacy of nationalism and the duty of Catholics to obey lawful authority.
- The canon lawyer pored over the rescript from the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, searching for a precedent to inform his argument against ordaining married men.
- The rescript of Pope Pius V on the duties of confessors was cited by the superior general of the Jesuits as a justification for the order's rigorous standards for spiritual direction.
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Meaning 2
Something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
The act of rewriting something.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.