\Ne Te"me*re\ [So named from L. ne not + temere
rashly, the first two words in the decree.] (R. C. Ch.)
A decree of the Congregation of the Council declaring invalid
[so far as the laws of the Roman Catholic Church are
concerned] any marriage of a Roman Catholic, or of a person
who has ever been a Roman Catholic, if not contracted before
a duty qualified priest (or the bishop of the diocese) and at
least two witnesses. The decree was issued Aug. 2, 1907, and
took effect on Easter Apr. 19, 1908. The decree by its terms
does not affect mixed marriages (those between Roman
Catholics and persons of another faith) in Germany.