depositum

noun

de·​pos·​i·​tum

-zətəm

plural -s

1

: deposit sense 2

2

: the faith and doctrine committed to the Christian church

—archaic except in law and theology

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from Latin; in sense 2, from Medieval Latin, from Latin

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