dimissory
/ˈdɪmɪsərɪ/adjective
- (in the Christian Church) denoting formal permission from a bishop (letters dimissory) for a person from one diocese to be ordained in another, or (formally) for an ordained person to leave one diocese for another(基督教用语)获得主教正式批准(许可状)跨区任牧师的; 任职牧师去往另一区的。
词源
late Middle English (as a plural noun ): from late Latin dimissorius, from dimiss- 'sent away', from the verb dimittere. The adjective dates from the late 16th cent., the original sense being 'valedictory'.