Interdict
WordNet
noun
(1) A court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
(2) An ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
verb
(3) Command against
"I forbid you to call me late at night"
"Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
(4) Destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
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Etymology
From , from , from , present active infinitive of , from + , from .
Noun
- A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Exteme unction/Anointing of the sick are excepted.
Verb
- To forbid by church or legal sanction.
- To damage, interrupt or destroy enemy lines of communication.
- (Roman Catholic) to exclude a person or geographical area from participation in church symbolism and services.
- To exclude from church sacraments including burial.
- To invoke a prohibition against contact with another.
Quotations
Christian Science Monitor: "...the role of the FBI in interdicting spies attempting to pass US secrets to the Soviet Union".
Related terms
- interdiction
- interdictive
- interdictory
- interdictively
- interdictor