rescript
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- noun
- /ˈriːskrɪpt/
- Formal
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rescripto
- (n26) There is one exception to this: The Imperial Rescript on Education of 1880 was the "dogma" for State Shinto, which provided the religious foundation of Japanese nationalism until 1945.
- the 1890 Rescript
- Imperial Rescript
- Rescript on Education
Examples
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The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be free of doctrinal or moral error.
Blog text (6) -
According to our Imperial Rescript, in the emperor's army, a single life weighs less than a feather.
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Made public October 30, 1890, the Rescript stated:
Academic text (2004) -
Although no specific moral code was mentioned in the Rescript, it did emphasize the moral ideal of the people and the desire to attain common interests and similar virtues.
Academic text (2004) -
The Rescript encapsulated the essence of state-directed moral education through the end of World War II, with remnants still discernible today.
Academic text (2004) -
The Imperial Rescript of Gulhane that initiated the Tanzimat Period enunciated such goals as the protection of life, property, and honor of all subject peoples of the Empire, but not the natural rights of man.
Academic text (2000) -
Following World War II, the 1890 Rescript was revoked and the pre-World War II shshin curriculum was abandoned, as the process of integrating democratic moral education began.
Academic text (2004) -
The rescript issued by Emperor Hirohito for the occasion was equally sweeping in its embrace of the war-renouncing clause: Consequent upon our acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, the ultimate form of Japanese government is to be determined by the freely expressed will of the Japanese people.
Academic text (2016) -
The rescript from the Pope instructed the clergy to address important issues in their communities.
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After much deliberation, the court issued a rescript that clarified the legal obligations of both parties.
Synonyms
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3.0
An instruction from someone in power that must be followed
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2.6
A formal decision given by a court in a legal case
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5.7
An official written order from a court or government that must be followed
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5.5
An official public announcement by a government or leader that tells people something important
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8.5
An official order that a government or person in power gives
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7.2
An official order from a person or government in power that people must follow
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9.9
An official letter or order from the pope about church law
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8.2
A document from a court that orders someone to do or stop something
A formal official order given by a church or court
A formal written reply by a religious, legal, or expert authority to a question
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rescript comes from the Latin parts re- ('again' or 'back') and scribere ('to write'), so it originally meant 'to write back'. That's why a rescript became the name for an official written reply or decision from an authority.