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Definitions for Decreeing
[1] a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a presidential decree.
[2] Law . a judicial decision or order.
[3] Theology . one of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are foreordained.
[4] to command, ordain, or decide by decree.
[5] an edict, law, etc, made by someone in authority
[6] an order or judgment of a court made after hearing a suit, esp in matrimonial proceedings See decree nisi, decree absolute
[7] to order, adjudge, or ordain by decree
Words related to Decreeing
decreeedict, statute, instruction, directive, announcement, proclamation, injunction, rule, regulation, ruling, act, law, judgment, order, impose, dictate, declare, enact, proclaim, commandment
Words nearby Decreeing
decreedecoupling, decoy, decrease, decreasing, decreasing term insurance, decree, decree absolute, decree nisi, decree-law, decreet, decrement
Origin of Decreeing
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English decre < Anglo-French decre, decret < Latin dēcrētum, noun use of neuter of dēcrētus, past participle of dēcernere; see decern; (v.) Middle English decreen, derivative of the noun
Other words from Decreeing
pre·de·cree , verb (used with object), pre·de·creed, pre·de·cree·ing.
un·de·creed , adjective
well-de·creed , adjective
Word origin for Decreeing
C14: from Old French decre, from Latin dēcrētum ordinance, from dēcrētus decided, past participle of dēcernere to determine; see decern
Synonyms for Decreeing
act, announcement, directive, edict, injunction, instruction, judgment, law, order, proclamation, regulation, rule, ruling, statute, behest, bidding, charge, charging, command, commandment, declaration, dictum, direction, enactment, ordinance, precept, prescript, promulgation, pronouncement, rap, say, ukase, decretum, the riot act, the word