[{"word":"interdict","phonetic":"/ɪntəˈdɪkt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɪntəˈdɪkt/","audio":""},{"text":"/ɪntɚˈdɪkt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An injunction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To forbid (someone) from doing something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/interdict"]}]