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Religious Terms Dictionary

prohibit

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "prohibit", "results": [{"typeOf": ["command", "require"], "hasTypes": ["criminalise", "criminalize", "debar", "ban", "exclude", "illegalise", "illegalize", "outlaw", "enjoin", "bar"], "synonyms": ["disallow", "forbid", "interdict", "nix", "proscribe", "veto"], "definition": "command against", "derivation": ["prohibition"], "partOfSpeech": "verb"}], "frequency": 2.81, "syllables": {"list": ["pro", "hib", "it"], "count": 3}, "pronunciation": {"all": "proʊ'hɪbɪt"}}
Religious Terms Dictionary

prohibited

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "prohibited", "results": [{"synonyms": ["banned"], "similarTo": ["illegal"], "definition": "forbidden by law", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"synonyms": ["forbidden", "out", "proscribed", "taboo", "tabu", "verboten"], "similarTo": ["impermissible"], "definition": "excluded from use or mention", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 3.54, "pronunciation": "proʊ'hɪbʌtʌd"}
Religious Terms Dictionary

prohibition

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "prohibition", "results": [{"typeOf": ["period of time", "period", "time period"], "synonyms": ["prohibition era"], "definition": "the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment", "derivation": ["prohibitionist"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["decree", "edict", "rescript", "order", "fiat"], "hasTypes": ["interdiction", "banning-order", "cease and desist order", "enjoining", "enjoinment", "injunction", "interdict"], "synonyms": ["ban", "proscription"], "definition": "a decree that prohibits something", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["action"], "examples": ["they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"], "synonyms": ["forbiddance", "inhibition"], "definition": "the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)", "derivation": ["prohibit"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["law"], "examples": ["in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"], "definition": "a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages", "derivation": ["prohibitionist"], "inCategory": ["jurisprudence", "law"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["refusal"], "hasTypes": ["interdiction", "forbidding", "forbiddance", "banning", "ban"], "definition": "refusal to approve or assent to", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}], "frequency": 3.05, "syllables": {"list": ["pro", "hi", "bi", "tion"], "count": 4}, "pronunciation": {"all": ",proʊə'bɪʃən"}}
Religious Terms Dictionary

prohibitionist

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "prohibitionist", "results": [{"typeOf": ["crusader", "reformer", "reformist", "social reformer", "meliorist"], "synonyms": ["dry"], "definition": "a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages", "derivation": ["prohibition"], "hasInstances": ["willard", "carry nation", "frances elizabeth caroline willard", "nation", "carry amelia moore nation"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}], "syllables": {"list": ["pro", "hi", "bi", "tion", "ist"], "count": 5}, "pronunciation": {"all": ",proʊə'bɪʃənɪst"}}
Religious Terms Dictionary

prohibitive

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "prohibitive", "results": [{"examples": ["the price was prohibitive"], "synonyms": ["prohibitory"], "similarTo": ["preventative", "preventive"], "definition": "tending to discourage (especially of prices)", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 2.08, "syllables": {"list": ["pro", "hib", "i", "tive"], "count": 4}, "pronunciation": {"all": "proʊ'hɪbɪtɪv"}}