Edict

What do we mean by edict?

A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law. noun

A formal pronouncement or command. noun

A decree or law promulgated by a sovereign prince or ruler on his sole authority; hence, any analogous order or command. noun

Specifically In Roman law, a decree or ordinance of a pretor. noun

In Scotch ecclesiastical use, a church proclamation; specifically, a notice to show cause, if any, why a pastor or elders should not be ordained. noun

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 noun

An edict issued by Henry IV. (A. D. 1598), giving toleration to Protestants. Its revocation by Louis XIV. (A. D. 1685) was followed by terrible persecutions and the expatriation of thousands of French Protestants. noun

A proclamation of law or other authoritative command noun

A formal or authoritative proclamation noun

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

A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.

Someone who is addicted to e-cigarettes Urban Dictionary

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 Urban Dictionary

Sometimes used as an insult towards people, in a jokingly manner. Urban Dictionary

Being addicted to something electronic, usually the internet, but also commonly a video game or cell phone. Pronounced like Even, as opposed to Edward. Urban Dictionary

Official declaration or order by an authority to commence in swag, or swag activities immediately. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to edict:
edict, edit, evict, educt, dict, endict, edic, edica, edick, edct, edicc.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word edict:
nantes, toleration, fontainebleau, edicts, restitution, huguenot, revocation, sima, ordering, expulsion, forbidding, dowager, promulgated, protestantism, potsdam, tolerance, decreed, gao, revoked, forbade, persecution, worms, milan, condemning, constantine, wang, empress, emperor, shi, christianity, catholicism, granting, elector, uzbekistan, protestant, yang, enforced, issued, cao, jews, decree, transferring, yan, xiii, prohibited, throne, prefecture, worship, praising, han, regent, inscription, chen, proclaimed, religion, imperial, commit, missionaries, roman, yuan, refugees, chancellor, constantinople, empire, religious, banned, tang, counted, geneva, condemned, bce, convert, executed, lutheran, abolished, granted, louis, fled, prince, expelled, freedom, reign, dated, islam, ordered, requiring, diet, sultan, ottoman, officials, stating, writings, inhabitants, faith, france, ban, destruction, declared, palace, execution.

Words that rhyme with edict:
reduct, he ducked, she ducked.

Adjectives that are often used to describe edict:
imperial, royal, new, first, famous, second, special, praetorian, perpetual, public, general, papal, celebrated, severe, religious, cruel, official, presidential, recent, divine, formal, called, original, arbitrary, third, final, late, governmental, solemn, fourth, administrative, former, sacred, stern, fresh, fatal, earlier, secret, bloody, legislative, harsh, memorable, subsequent, provincial, terrible, tyrannical, barbarous, latest, above, prohibitory, fifth, executive, prussian, remarkable, sanguinary, thirteenth, peremptory, roman, infamous, constitutional, asokan, tolerant, parental, unpopular, judicial, strict, obnoxious, comprehensive, pious.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective edict:
nantes, group, boards, system.

Consonant match to edict:
addict, educt, adduct, advect, adact, he ducked, head ducked.

Words that sound like edict:
edict, addict, edicts, adduct, educt, adact, reduct, eect, eat it, attacked, audit, addicts, sticked, adic, gedicht, sticht, idit, odic, udit, idek, adik, idic, edik, endict, adicto, predict, edit, abduct, indica, dict, edith, deduct, evoked, induct, bedecked, odette, adit, dicked, eted, eked, dicht, audet, audette, adductor, eat out, air duct, odit, obduct, eat at, edite, adet, idet, advect, eductor, etiket, dicte, idec, adec, adducts, verdict, vict, schicht, wict, idiot, attic, added, aided, evict, atic, ettiquette, idk, attica, etic, ideate, fict, aded, adid, addicks, didact, ictic, at it, fdic, idid, adject, adachi, eye doctor, adot, adat, etica, adak, idate, ideat, gedacht, -otic, -etic, audi tt, edate, edeka, idat, aussicht.