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noun
- 1. an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority: "Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property"
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.
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.
5 days ago · edict in British English. (ˈiːdɪkt ) noun. 1. a decree, order, or ordinance issued by a sovereign, state, or any other holder of authority. 2. any formal or authoritative command, proclamation, etc. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
edict meaning: an official order from someone in authority. Learn more.
n. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a decree, order, or ordinance issued by a sovereign, state, or any other holder of authority. 2. any formal or authoritative command, proclamation, etc. [C15: from Latin ēdictum, from ēdīcere to declare] eˈdictal adj. eˈdictally adv.
Definition of edict noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement". Edict derives from the Latin edictum. [1] Notable edicts. Telepinu Proclamation, by Telipinu, king of the Hittites.
