interdict
A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
Related words
- interdiction
- interdictive
- interdictory
- interdictively
- interdictor
Word history
From Latin "interdīcō" (prohibit, forbid).
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