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# edict

noun (an edict, edicts)

«edict» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An official order or rule given by a king, emperor, government or other ruler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edict/#m1)
2. (informal) Any strict order from someone in charge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edict/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons, kings and emperors issued edicts (for example the Edict of Milan in 313 allowed Christians to worship freely in the Roman Empire); in stories, a cruel king's edict; jokingly, a parent's edict; phrases: «issue an edict», «by royal edict».

### Examples

- The emperor issued an edict that all people must pay a new tax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edict/#x1)
- The Edict of Milan in 313 gave Christians freedom to worship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edict/#x2)
- By royal edict, the forest belonged to the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edict/#x3)
- Mum's new edict: no phones at the table! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edict/#x4)
- The people refused to obey the unfair edict. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edict/#x5)
- The edict was read out in the town square. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edict/#x6)
- An Imperial Edict was sent forth to all the Buddhist temples commanding the priests to offer up continuous prayers to Heaven to stop the noise of the flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edict/#x7)

### Note

Countable: edicts. Pronounced EE-dikt. Formal and old-fashioned; today «law», «order», «decree».

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah uses the word for the balancing "tongue of decree" between Fire and Water, which the writers read as the force that settles opposites. In the primary lessons: In history lessons, kings and emperors issued edicts (for example the Edict of Milan in 313 allowed Christians to worship freely in the Roman Empire); in stories, a cruel king's edict; jokingly, a parent's edict; phrases: «issue an edict», «by royal edict».

### Examples

- Three—Fire, Water, and Wind; Fire above and Water below, with Wind the edict deciding between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/edict/#x1)
- An edict—Twelve \[another version: Ten\] and Seven and Three He appointed them: the Dragon Teli, and the Wheel, and the Heart. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/edict/#x2)
- Goodness distinguishes evil and evil distinguishes goodness; goodness is kept for the good and evil is kept for the evil. \[6:3\] Three, but each one stands alone. 7 divided: Three opposite Three, with an edict deciding between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/edict/#x3)

### Note

Countable: edicts. Pronounced EE-dikt. Formal and old-fashioned; today «law», «order», «decree».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «edict» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edict/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«edict» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/edict.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «edict» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/edict/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«edict» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/edict.html) on Mova free.