concordat

noun
/kənˈkɔːdæt/UK

Etymology

From French concordat, from Latin concordatum.

  1. derived from concordatum
  2. derived from concordat

Definitions

  1. A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and a state

    A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and a state; specifically, an agreement between the Pope and a government.

    • The Concordat of the See of Rome with King Diniz is the most interesting ecclesiastical epoch […].
    • Later, he also promoted a significant degree of reconciliation between the Austrian social democratic movement and the Roman Catholic Church through the negotiation of the 1960 Concordat.

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