GRE Word List
INTERDICT
a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
The meaning of the word interdict is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district.
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