What is "interdict" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does interdict mean in English? Meaning of interdict definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "interdict" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "interdict": an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district

Noun

  • Meaning: an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
  • Synonyms: interdict
  • Hypernyms: animadversion censure
  • Meaning of "interdict": destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

    Verb

  • Meaning: destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
  • Synonyms: interdict
  • Hypernyms: destroy destruct
  • Meaning of "interdict": a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

    Noun

  • Meaning: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
  • Synonyms: interdict interdiction
  • Hypernyms: ban court order prohibition proscription
  • Meaning of "interdict": command against

    Verb

  • Meaning: command against
  • Example: I forbid you to call me late at night Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store Dad nixed our plans
  • Synonyms: disallow forbid interdict nix prohibit proscribe veto
  • Hyponyms: ban bar criminalise criminalize debar enjoin exclude illegalise illegalize outlaw
  • Hypernyms: command require
  • Antonyms: allow countenance let permit
  • Synonyms:

    prohibit, inhibit, halt, prevent, forbid, proscribe, stop, veto, ban, taboo, outlaw,

    Antonyms:

    permit, aid, assist, sanction, allow, push, approve, help, continue,

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    interdict in English: interdict
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