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decretive, a.|dɪˈkriːtɪv|
[f. L. dēcrēt-, ppl. stem of dēcernĕre to decree + -ive.]
Having the attribute of decreeing; = decretory 1.
1609Bp. W. Barlow Answ. Nameless Cath. 170 Either discretiue..or directiue..and thirdly decretiue, which is in the Prince, either affirmatiuely to binde those within his compasse [etc.]. 1651Baxter Inf. Bapt. 269 To distinguish between event and duty; the Decretive and Legislative will of God. 1770Wesley Wks. (1872) XIV. 195 Both the choice of the former, and the decretive omission of the latter were owing..to the sovereign will..of God. 1874H. R. Reynolds John Bapt. iii. §3. 206 They are..too specific and too decretive in their essence.
Hence deˈcretively adv.
1610Healey St. Aug. Citie of God 808 The thousand years are decretively meant of the devills bondage onely. |