papal bull

C6246
concept

A papal bull is a formal, authoritative decree or charter issued by the Pope, traditionally sealed with a lead seal (bulla) and used to communicate important decisions, doctrines, or grants.

All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
papal bull canonical 84
pontifical decree 4
medieval papal document 3

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: papal bull
Generated description
A papal bull is a formal, authoritative decree or charter issued by the Pope, traditionally sealed with a lead seal (bulla) and used to communicate important decisions, doctrines, or grants.

Instances (92)

Instance Via concept surface
Ubi periculum papal constitution
Viam agnoscere veritatis
condemnation by Pope Pius VI papal condemnation
Transiturus de hoc mundo
Inter caetera
Dominici gregis
Immensa Aeterni Dei
Regnans in Excelsis
Consueverunt Romani Pontifices
Papal bull of Pope Clement VI
Post tam diuturnas
Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Laudabiliter
Pastorale officium
Papal bull of Pope Clement VII
Inter caetera
Inter gravissimas
Quo primum
Ad extirpanda
Cum non solum
Dei patris immensa
Aeterni regis
Grave nimis
Decet Romanum Pontificem
Arise, O Lord
Exsurge Domine et judica causam tuam
Unigenitus (1343 bull)
Excommunicamus (1231) papal decretal
Si vera sunt (1239)
Super universas
Benedictus Deus
Canon 21 decree of the Catholic Church
Cum nimis absurdum
Bulla Cruciatae
Universi Dominici Gregis
Gloriosam Ecclesiam
Sublimis Deus
Apostolici Regiminis
Inter Multiplices
Supernae Majestatis
In eminenti apostolatus
Omne Datum Optimum
Milites Templi
Militia Dei
Provida solersque
Super universas
In eminenti apostolatus specula
Zelo Domus Dei
Cum occasione