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con⋅cor⋅dat

[kon-kawr-dat]
–noun
1. an agreement or compact, esp. an official one.
2. an agreement between the pope and a secular government regarding the regulation of church matters.

Origin:
1610–20; < F; r. concordate < ML concordātum, L: neut. of concordātus, ptp. of concordāre to be in agreement. See concord, -ate 1


con⋅cor⋅da⋅to⋅ry [kon-kawr-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
con·cor·dat   (kən-kôr'dāt')   
n.  
  1. A formal agreement; a compact.
  2. Roman Catholic Church An agreement between the pope and a government for the regulation of church affairs.

[French, from Medieval Latin concordātum, from neuter past participle of Latin concordāre, to agree; see concordant.]

Concordat

Con*cor"dat\, n. [F. concordat, L. concordato, prop. p. p. of concordare. See Concord.]

1. A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.

2. An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters with which both are concerned; as, the concordat between Pope Pius VII and Bonaparte in 1801. --Hook.

concordat 
"agreement between church and state on a mutual matter," 1616, from Fr. concordat (16c.), from M.L. concordatum, noun use of L. concordatum, neut. pp. of concordare "agree," from concors (gen. concordis) "of one mind" (see concord).

concordat

a pact, with the force of international law, concluded between the ecclesiastical authority and the secular authority on matters of mutual concern; most especially a pact between the pope, as head of the Roman Catholic church, and a temporal head of state for the regulation of ecclesiastical affairs in the territory of the latter. Matters often dealt with in concordats include: the rights and liberties of the church; the creation and suppression of dioceses and parishes; the appointment of bishops, pastors, and military chaplains, sometimes with provision for their support; ecclesiastical immunities (e.g., exemption from military service); church property; questions relating to marriage; and religious education.

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