Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun interdict

2 senses of interdict

Sense 1
interdict -- (an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district)
       => censure, animadversion -- (harsh criticism or disapproval)

Sense 2
interdict, interdiction -- (a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity)
       => court order -- (a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something)
       => prohibition, ban, proscription -- (a decree that prohibits something)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb interdict

2 senses of interdict

Sense 1
interdict -- (destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication)
       => destroy, destruct -- (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house")

Sense 2
forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix -- (command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans")
       => command, require -- (make someone do something)