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interdictMain Entry: 1in·ter·dict Pronunciation: \ˈin-tər-ˌdikt\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of entredite, from Anglo-French, from Latin interdictum prohibition, from neuter of interdictus, past participle of interdicere to interpose, forbid, from inter- + dicere to say — more at diction Date: 15th century 1 : a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
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