Interdict vs Edict - What's the difference?
interdict | edict |
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). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
(Roman Catholic) To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict.
* Ayliffe
To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
* Milton
To forbid (someone) from doing something.
(transitive, US, military) To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc).
* 1988 , James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom , Oxford 2004, p. 756:
As nouns the difference between interdict and edict
is that interdict is a papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (eg, a king or an oligarchy with similar powers) extreme unction/anointing of the sick is excepted while edict is a proclamation of law or other authoritative command.As a verb interdict
is (roman catholic) to exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict.interdict
English
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(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- An archbishop may not only excommunicate and interdict his suffragans, but his vicar general may do the same.
- Charged not to touch the interdicted tree.
- Grant did not cease his efforts to interdict Lee's supply lines and break through the defenses.
