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Antonyms for edict

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ee-dikt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈi dɪkt

Definition of edict

Origin :
  • late 15c., edycte; earlier edit, late 13c., "proclamation having the force of law," from Old French edit, from Latin edictum "proclamation, ordinance, edict," neuter past participle of edicere "publish, proclaim," from e- "out" (see ex-) + dicere "to say" (see diction).
  • noun pronouncement, order
Example sentences :
  • "Such an edict was passed because Athens is not a republic," replied Philæmon.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • If this was not granted, to refuse their subscription to the edict.
  • Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
  • The edict for their extermination, was published in the year 1492.
  • Extract from : « A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies » by John Hoyland
  • This is an occasion that demands an exception from our edict.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The edict of the inquisitors reveals how much we have to fear.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
  • This edict was executed with great rigor, and many were burned at the stake.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • That might be true, but the edict, as it had been pronounced, had not been against her.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • He had made the edict; they had given their children; he must give his daughter.
  • Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • Whatever they were, their effects on the Edict are sufficiently plain.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Law » by Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
  • But their remonstrances were in vain, and they were given to understand that the edict was absolute.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe

Synonyms for edict

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