Edict word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "edict" word

[noun] 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"
[noun] a formal or authoritative proclamation

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\E"dict\, n. [L. edictum, fr. edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. F. ['e]dit. See {Diction}.] 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. It stands as an edict in destiny. --Shak. {Edict of Nantes} (French Hist.), 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. Syn: Decree; proclamation; law; ordinance; statute; rule; order; manifesti; command. See {Law}.

Synonyms for edict

decree, fiat, order, rescript

Related terms: act, annunciation, appointment, bill, circular, decree-law, decreement, decretum, instrument, lex, notice, notification, ordinance, prescription, pronouncement, pronunciamento, regulation, report, rescript, rubric, senatus consult, statute

The fun area, different aproach to word »edict«

Let's analyse "edict" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TCIDE. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: . -.. .. -.-. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: edict: 5 + 9 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: edict: 5 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 2 = 23, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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