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1Interdict — In ter*dict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interdicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interdicting}.] [OE. entrediten to forbid communion, L. interdicere, interdictum. See {Interdict}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict… …
2Interdict (Roman Catholic Church) — In the Roman Catholic Church, the word interdict (in’tér dikt) usually refers to an ecclesiastical penalty. Interdicts may be real , local or personal. A personal interdict pertains to one or more persons. A real or local interdict, which is no… …
3Interdict — The ecclesiastical banning of all sacraments, except for baptism and extreme unction, throughout a geographical area. High feast days were usually not banned. A sanction used to force persons, institutions, communities or secular lords to accept… …
4Interdict — • Originally in Roman law, an interlocutory edict of the praetor, especially in matter affecting the right of possession; it still preserves this meaning in both Roman and canon law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Interdict …
5interdict — interdictor, n. n. /in teuhr dikt /; v. /in teuhr dikt /, n. 1. Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a punishment by which the faithful, remaining in communion with the church, are… …
6interdict — 1. 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. 2. verb a)… …
7interdict — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of entredite, from Anglo French, from Latin interdictum prohibition, from neuter of interdictus, past participle of interdicere to interpose, forbid, from inter + dicere to say more at diction Date:… …
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9Interdicted — Interdict In ter*dict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interdicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interdicting}.] [OE. entrediten to forbid communion, L. interdicere, interdictum. See {Interdict}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict …
10Interdicting — Interdict In ter*dict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interdicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interdicting}.] [OE. entrediten to forbid communion, L. interdicere, interdictum. See {Interdict}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict …
