释义
[ ee -dikt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈi dɪkt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.
any authoritative proclamation or command.
Origin of edict First recorded in 1450–1500; from Latin ēdictum, noun use of neuter of ēdictus (past participle of ēdīcere “to give public notice, proclaim”), equivalent to ē- + dictus “said”; see origin at e-1 , dictum
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OTHER WORDS FROM edict e·dic·tal, adjective e·dic·tal·ly, adverb Words nearby edict EDI, Ediacaran, edible, edible canna, edibles, edict , Edict of Nantes, Edie, edification, edificatory, edifice
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Example sentences from the Web for edict The edict says “any persons that can express any legal impediment can denounce” the nuptials.
Wedding Bells for Joran van der Sloot | Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau| June 13, 2014| DAILY BEAST
For many Walmart employees, working through the holiday season is both an economic necessity and an edict from management.
Walmart’s Black Thanksgiving Woes | Daniel Gross, Nico Hines| November 29, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Democrats kept their word; everyone accepted the edict to vow fealty to Specter as their nominee.
Why Specter Went Down | Margaret Carlson| May 19, 2010| DAILY BEAST
Obama has issued this edict : The government of, by, and for the people is in charge here, not big business.
Screw You, GM | Michael Moore| April 1, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Three years later, two leaders of the organization, Ayman Al-Zawahiri and Osama Bin Laden, followed their own edict .
Does Israel Make Us Safer? | Thaddeus Russell| July 4, 2010| DAILY BEAST
His two sisters, Antigone and Ismene, discuss the edict which forbids his burial.
Authors of Greece | T. W. Lumb
The Jesuits took to the mountains and marshes to save their people, but the Franciscans defied the edict .
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
If you be head of Briggs and Cater you will come to give an edict to one of your firm.
If | Lord Dunsany [Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron]
This refers, doubtless, to the Edict which was published the following year in France.
Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4) | Jules Bonnet
So the swift posts went out carrying the messages, and the king's edict was hung up in Susan.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for edict noun a decree, order, or ordinance issued by a sovereign, state, or any other holder of authority
any formal or authoritative command, proclamation, etc
Derived forms of edict edictal , adjective edictally , adverb Word Origin for edict C15: from Latin ēdictum, from ēdīcere to declare
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Words related to edict statute, decree, directive, commandment, proclamation, injunction, precept, regulation, ruling, mandate, judgment, fiat, dictum, ordinance, enactment, prescript, canon, rule, instrument, manifesto