Concordat

/kənkˈɔːdæt/

/kənkˈoːɹdæt/

Concordat

a formal agreement, particularly one between a certain country and the Roman Catholic Church

synonyms : compact

Examples

1. They signed a concordat in 1801 that partially restored the Catholic church's status while keeping in place religious freedom.

2. He agreed to the Concordat of 1801, which recognized Catholicism as the primary French religion.

3. This so-called concordat was deliberately ambiguous.