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noun
- 1. an authoritative prohibition: "an interdict against marriage of those of close kin"
verb
- 1. prohibit or forbid (something): "society will never interdict sex"
- 2. intercept and prevent the movement of (a prohibited commodity or person): "the police established roadblocks throughout the country for interdicting drugs"
To interdict, pope-style, is to in essence excommunicate, or prohibit a person or especially a place from the functions and privileges of the church. Definitions of interdict (/ˌɪntərˈdɪkt/) verb. command against. synonyms: disallow, forbid, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto. see more.
See interdict in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: interdict. Definition of interdict noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 1. verb. If an armed force interdicts something or someone, they stop them and prevent them from moving. If they interdict a route, they block it or cut it off. [US, formal] Troops could be ferried in to interdict drug shipments. [VERB noun] ...efforts to isolate the theater of operations by interdicting the bridges. [VERB noun]
1. An authoritative prohibition, especially by court order. 2. Roman Catholic Church An ecclesiastical censure that bars an individual, members of a given group, or inhabitants of a given district from participation in most sacraments.
Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. interdicted, interdicting, interdicts. To prohibit (an action) or prohibit the use of (a thing); forbid with authority. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To restrain from doing or using something. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Mar 3, 2024 · interdict (third-person singular simple present interdicts, present participle interdicting, simple past and past participle interdicted) ( transitive , Roman Catholicism ) To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict.
interdict n /ˈɪntəˌdɪkt; -ˌdaɪt/ the exclusion of a person or all persons in a particular place from certain sacraments and other benefits, although not from communion. any order made by a court or official prohibiting an act. an order having the effect of an injunction. vb /ˌɪntəˈdɪkt; -ˈdaɪt/ (transitive)
