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Edict comes from the Latin editcum, meaning a "proclamation, or ordinance." Although it was originally used to describe a declaration or command from a king or other governing official, in more recent years it has come to be used almost sarcastically to describe any order.
an official order, especially one that is given in a forceful and unfair way: The City Council issued an edict against spitting in the street. a religious edict. Synonyms. decree formal. fiat formal. proclamation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rules & laws.
noun. a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: pronouncement, dictum. any authoritative proclamation or command. edict. / ˈiːdɪkt / noun. a decree, order, or ordinance issued by a sovereign, state, or any other holder of authority. any formal or authoritative command, proclamation, etc. Discover More. Derived Forms.
an official order, especially one that is given in a forceful and unfair way: The City Council issued an edict against spitting in the street. a religious edict. Synonyms. decree formal. fiat formal. proclamation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rules & laws. administrative. admiralty. anti-bribery. anti-regulatory. anti-sodomy.
noun. IPA. /ˈiːdɪkt/ Dictionary Definition of 'edict' A formal or official order or proclamation issued by a government or other authority. "The king issued an edict that prohibited the hunting of deer in the royal forest." Detailed Meaning of 'edict'
Check pronunciation: edict. Definition of edict noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
an official order or statement given by somebody in authority synonym decree. The festival was banned by royal edict. Word Origin. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. See edict in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: edict.
