Forbid
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To disallow To proscribe
Example sentence: So what's really behind the 'English Only' Movement? Fear. Fear of being taken over and one day they will have to learn something different. Heaven forbid they would have to learn something new.
Interdict
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To forbid by church or legal sanction.To damage, interrupt or destroy enemy lines of communication.to exclude a person or geographical area from participation in church symbolism and services.To exclude from church sacraments including burial.To invoke a prohibition against contact with another.
Part of speech: noun
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). Exteme unction/Anointing of the sick are excepted.