User Contributed Dictionary
Pronunciation
/dɪˈkɹiːtəɹi/Adjective
- In the context of "rare|or|obsolete": Pertaining to an
authoritative decree or
final judgement.
- 1658: If in the decretory term of the world we shall not all dye but be changed, according to received translation, the last day will make but few graves — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 50)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
absolute, binding, commanding, compelling, compulsory, conclusive, decisive, decretal, decretive, dictated, dictating, directive, entailed, final, hard-and-fast, imperative, imposed, instructive, irrevocable, jussive, mandated, mandating, mandatory, must, obligating, obligatory, peremptory, preceptive, prescript, prescriptive, required, ultimate, without
appeal