interdict

Meanings

• noun

  A formal prohibition, especially one issued by a church or a civil authority.

  - "The bishop issued an interdict against the town for refusing to pay tithes."
  - "The interdict was lifted after the town paid a large fine."

• verb

  To forbid or prevent by formal decree.

  - "The pope interdicted the sale of certain books."
  - "The government interdicted the assembly to maintain law and order."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with interdict
dict , hict , pict , sict , vict

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Variants

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interdict , interdicts , interdicted , interdicting , interdiction , interdictions , interdictive , interdictor , interdictors , interdictory

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Etymology

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From the Latin interdicere, to interpose, to forbid.

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Trivia

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1. Interdict was used extensively during the Investiture Controversy between the Church and the Holy Roman Empire in the 11th and 12th centuries.

2. Interdict was also used as a diplomatic tool during the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century.

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1. Excommunication: Excommunication is a more severe penalty than interdict, which not only prohibits the reception of the sacraments but also expels the person from the Church.

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Culture

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In medieval Europe, interdict was a formal ecclesiastical penalty inflicted by the Pope or a bishop, prohibiting the faithful of a town or region from receiving the sacraments, attending Mass, or burying their dead in consecrated ground. This penalty was used to pressure recalcitrant communities to comply with the Church's demands.

How to Memorize "interdict"

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that interdict comes from the Latin interdicere, which means to interpose or to forbid.

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