{Letters dimissory} (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese, and recommending him for reception there. --Hook. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dimissory — /dim euh sawr ee, sohr ee/, adj. dismissing or giving permission to depart. [1425 75; late ME: a dimissory letter < LL dimissorius, equiv. to L dimitt(ere) to send away, release (see DEMIT) + torius TORY1] * * * … Universalium
dimissory — adjective a) Granting permission to be ordained. A bishops dimissory letter. b) Granting permission to depart … Wiktionary
dimissory — adj. 1 ordering or permitting to depart. 2 Eccl. granting permission for a candidate to be ordained outside the bishop s own see (dimissory letters). Etymology: ME f. LL dimissorius f. dimittere dimiss send away (as DI (2), mittere send) … Useful english dictionary
dimissory letter — /dəˈmɪsəri ˌlɛtə/ (say duh misuhree .letuh) noun a letter issued by a bishop, abbot, etc., permitting a subject to be ordained by another bishop. Also, dimissorial letter. {Middle English dymyssories (plural), from Latin (litterae) dīmissōriae… …
dimissory letters — /dimasoriy letarz/ Where a candidate for holy orders has a title of ordination in one diocese in England, and is to be ordained in another, the bishop of the former diocese gives letters dimissory to the bishop of the latter to enable him to… … Black's law dictionary
dimissory letters — /dimasoriy letarz/ Where a candidate for holy orders has a title of ordination in one diocese in England, and is to be ordained in another, the bishop of the former diocese gives letters dimissory to the bishop of the latter to enable him to… … Black's law dictionary
dimissory letter — noun Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin dimissoriae litterae 1. : a letter given by a bishop dismissing a clergyman to another diocese and recommending him for reception there 2. : dimissorial * * * dimissory letter, 1. a letter dismissing… … Useful english dictionary
dimissory — [ dɪmɪs(ə)ri] adjective (in the Christian Church) denoting formal permission from a bishop for a person from one diocese to be ordained in another. Origin ME (as pluralnoun): from late L. dimissorius, from dimiss , dimittere send away … English new terms dictionary
dimissory — dim·is·so·ry … English syllables
dimissory — a. giving permission to go; dismissing … Dictionary of difficult words
