edict
part of speech
noun (an edict, edicts)
meaning for a pupil
1) An official order or rule given by a king, emperor, government or other ruler. tree →
2) (informal) Any strict order from someone in charge. tree →
sense in the lessons
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 →
- 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 →
- 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 →
- The emperor issued an edict that all people must pay a new tax. tree →
- The Edict of Milan in 313 gave Christians freedom to worship. tree →
- By royal edict, the forest belonged to the king. tree →
- Mum's new edict: no phones at the table! tree →
- The people refused to obey the unfair edict. tree →
- The edict was read out in the town square. tree →
- 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 →
note
Countable: edicts. Pronounced EE-dikt. Formal and old-fashioned; today «law», «order», «decree».
Trees and pragmatics
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