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Interdict vs Injoin - What's the difference?

interdict | injoin |

As verbs the difference between interdict and injoin

is that interdict is (roman catholic) to exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict while injoin is .

As a noun 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.

interdict

English

Noun

(en 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). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Roman Catholic) To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict.
  • * Ayliffe
    • An archbishop may not only excommunicate and interdict his suffragans, but his vicar general may do the same.
  • To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
  • * Milton
    • Charged not to touch the interdicted tree.
  • 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:
    • Grant did not cease his efforts to interdict Lee's supply lines and break through the defenses.

    Related terms

    * interdiction * interdictive * interdictory * interdictively * interdictor

    injoin

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • * 1731 , Philippus van Limborch, The History of the Inquisition , Volumes 1-2, page 307,
    • When the?e Favours were be?towed, the Sentences were read over, by which Penances were injoined the Criminals.
    The fir?t Sentences were those of the Cro?s-Bearers, who were injoined to wear Cro??es on their Brea?t and Back, and if their Crimes were very heinous, they were condemned to wear two.
  • * 1751 , , unnamed translator, History of Scotland'' [1582, ''Rerum Scoticarum Historia ], Volume 1, page 238,
    • Neither did the King omit to perform all that they injoined him, thinking to be healed in his Con?cience by the?e Expiations.
  • * 1823 , The Family Prayer-Book, Or The Book of Common Prayer , page 639,
    • And our blessed Lord injoins all his disciples to be “wise” as well as “harmless.” Matt. x. 16.
    (Webster 1913)