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- DictionaryIn·ter·dict
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"
The meaning of INTERDICT is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district. How to use interdict in a sentence.
Interdict definition: any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.. See examples of INTERDICT used in a sentence.
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.
INTERDICT definition: 1. an official instruction from a law court telling someone that they are not allowed to do…. Learn more.
1. To prohibit (an action or thing) or forbid (someone) to do something, especially by legal or ecclesiastical order. 2. a. To cut or destroy (a line of communication) by firepower so as to halt an enemy's advance. b.
INTERDICT meaning: 1. an official instruction from a law court telling someone that they are not allowed to do…. Learn more.
Jun 8, 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 definition: To prohibit (an action or thing) or forbid (someone) to do something, especially by legal or ecclesiastical order.
An interdict is an official order that something must not be done or used. [ formal ] The National Trust has placed an interdict on jet-skis in Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.
interdict. (law) an official order from a court that orders you not to do something. They are trying to get an interim interdict to stop construction of the road. (specialist) (in the Roman Catholic Church) an order banning somebody from taking part in church services, etc.
