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interdict
Found in thesaurus: censure, animadversion, court order, prohibition, ban, proscription, destruct, destroy, command, require, compel
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interdict
v.
prohibit, prevent, forbid; deny certain religious privileges (Roman Catholicism); hinder enemy progress with steady bombardment (Military)
n.
prohibition; prohibitive order issued by a court (Law); removal of certain privileges (Roman Catholicism)
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Interdict
In Roman Catholic canon law, an interdict is an ecclesiastical censure that prohibits certain active Church individuals or groups from participating in certain rites.
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interdict
Noun
1. an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
(hypernym) censure, animadversion
2. a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
(synonym) interdiction
(hypernym) court order
(derivation) forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto, disallow
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Verb
1. destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
(hypernym) destroy, destruct
2. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
(synonym) forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto, disallow
(hypernym) command, require, compel
(hyponym) ban
(derivation) interdiction
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interdict (het)
n.
interdict, prohibition; prohibitive order issued by a court (Law); removal of certain privileges (Roman Catholicism)
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Interdict
(n.)
To lay under an interdict; to cut off from the enjoyment of religious privileges, as a city, a church, an individual.
To lay under an interdict; to cut off from the enjoyment of religious privileges, as a city, a church, an individual.
(n.)
To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict intercourse with foreign nations.
To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict intercourse with foreign nations.
(n.)
An order of the court of session, having the like purpose and effect with a writ of injunction out of chancery in England and America.
An order of the court of session, having the like purpose and effect with a writ of injunction out of chancery in England and America.
(n.)
A prohibitory order or decree; a prohibition.
A prohibitory order or decree; a prohibition.
(n.)
A prohibition of the pope, by which the clergy or laymen are restrained from performing, or from attending, divine service, or from administering the offices or enjoying the privileges of the church.
A prohibition of the pope, by which the clergy or laymen are restrained from performing, or from attending, divine service, or from administering the offices or enjoying the privileges of the church.
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