Definitions for edict
ˈi dɪktedict

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. edictnoun

   a formal or authoritative proclamation

2. decree, edict, fiat, order, rescriptnoun

   a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

   "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. edictnoun

   a proclamation of law or other authoritative command

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Edictnoun

   A proclamation of command or prohibition; a law promulgated.

   Etymology: edictum, Latin.

   When an absolute monarch commandeth his subjects that which seemeth good in his own discretion, hath not his edict the force of a law. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 10.

   The great king of kings,
   Hath in the table of his law commanded
   That thou shalt do no murder; will you then
   Spurn at his edict, and fulfil a man’s? William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   Severe decrees may keep our tongues in awe,
   But to our thoughts what edict can give law? John Dryden, Aureng.

   The ministers are always preaching, and the governours putting out edicts, against gaming and fine cloaths. Addison.

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1. edict

   JMdict (Japanese–Multilingual Dictionary) is a large machine-readable multilingual Japanese dictionary. As of February 2021, it contains Japanese–English translations for around 191,000 entries, representing 267,000 unique headword-reading combinations. The dictionary files are free to use with attribution (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) and have been widely adopted on the Internet and are used in many computer and smartphone applications. The project is considered a standard Japanese–English reference on the Internet and is used by the Unihan Database and several other Japanese–English projects.

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1. edict

   An edict is an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority, such as a government official, monarch, or religious leader. It often refers to a rule, law, or decree that is binding and must be adhered to by the subjects.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Edictnoun

   a public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch

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1. Edict

   An edict is an announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism. The Pope and various micronational leaders are currently the only persons who still issue edicts.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Edict

   ē′dikt, n. something proclaimed by authority: an order issued by a king or lawgiver.—adj. Edict′al.—adv. Edict′ally. [L. edictum—e, out, dicĕre, dictum, to say.]

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Announcement
   • Law

Anagrams for edict »

1. cited

2. cetid

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of edict in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of edict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of edict in a Sentence

1. Kim Davis:

   I would have to either make a decision to stand or I would have to buckle down and leave, and if I left, resigned or chose to retire, I would have no voice for God’s word. So when that day came, she issued an edict : No more marriage licenses would be issued in Rowan County. It was a decision that would bring down the wrath of militant LGBT activists and their supporters.

2. Donald Trump:

   So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote I do not possess President Donald Trump. I can not make up my mind — it is made up for me. I can not live as a democratic citizen, observing the laws I have helped to enact — I can only submit to the edict of others.

3. Zeph Capo:

   Having body parts exposed is one thing. Turning someone away because their hair's in rollers... is a little ridiculous, this is an issue of a principal issuing a dictatorial edict rather than having substantive conversation.

4. Ron DeSantis:

   Without a shred of clinical data to support this action, Biden has forced trained medical professionals to choose between treating their patients or breaking the law, this indefensible edict takes treatment out of the hands of medical professionals and will cost some Americans their lives. There are real-world implications to Biden’s medical authoritarianism – Americans’ access to treatments is now subject to the whims of a failing president.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=edict
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Edict
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=edict
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edict
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=edict
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=edict