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- DictionaryE·dict/ˈēdik(t)/
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. administrative. admiralty. anti-bribery. anti-regulatory. anti-sodomy.
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.
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.
3 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.
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 command or instruction given by someone in authority. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'edict' American English: idɪkt British English: iːdɪkt. More. Synonyms of 'edict' • decree, law, act, order [...] More. Collocations with the word 'edict' government edict issue an edict. Examples of 'edict' in a sentence.
edict meaning: an official order from someone in authority. Learn more.
