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—decretively, adv./di kree"tiv/, adj.having the force of a decree; pertaining to a decree.[1600-10; < L decret(um) DECREE + -IVE]
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Decretive — De*cre tive, a. [From L. decretum. See {Decree}, n.] Having the force of a decree; determining. [1913 Webster] The will of God is either decretive or perceptive. Bates. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decretive — index compulsory, declaratory, decretal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
decretive — ə̇v adjective Etymology: Latin decretum + English ive : having the force of a decree : decretory the decretive will of God … Useful english dictionary
decretive — adjective Date: 1609 having the force of a decree ; decretory … New Collegiate Dictionary
decretive — adjective Having the authority of a decree … Wiktionary
decretive — adj. determining … English contemporary dictionary
decretive — de·cre·tive … English syllables
decretive — de•cre•tive [[t]dɪˈkri tɪv[/t]] adj. decretory • Etymology: 1600–10 … From formal English to slang
decretive — /dəˈkritɪv/ (say duh kreetiv) adjective having the force of a decree; relating to a decree …
decretive will of God — Постановляющая воля Бога … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
