Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
litteris dimissoriis
English translation:
Dimissorial letters
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David Connor
Aug 2, 2015 06:21
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Latin term
litteris dimissoriis
Latin to English
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Religion
on a Nigerian ordination certificate
Context: [name], allisque requisites idoneum praevio examine repertum, necnon litteris dimissoriis authenticis munitum, [was admitted to the priesthood].
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Dimissorial letters
"Letters" here ought more properly to be translated as "document", but as it seems traditional to do so, we shall leave it as it is. This kind of document is a certificate from a bishop, meant for other bishops and church authorities, that the bearer is a person of good character and with all the qualities and skills needed to be a priest or to serve in other capacities. The uses of this document have been changed in the reformed Code of Canon Law of 1917, so the meaning of the sentence is different according to whether it was written before or after 1917. The two web references I attach refer respectively to the modern meaning (wikipedia) and to the pre-1917 one (Catholic Encyclopedia).
Example sentence:
The dimissorial letters from his territorial bishop mean that I am allowed to receive him in my monastery.
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