What Does “Edict” Mean in the Bible?
An order from the king or the emperor that was announced to all the people.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 2:1; Daniel 6:13
What the Bible says
Luke 2:1
And it came to pass, that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole world should be enrolled.
Daniel 6:13
And they came and spoke to the king concerning the edict: O king, hast thou not decreed, that every man that should make a request to any of the gods, or men, for thirty days, but to thyself, O king, should be cast into the den of the lions? And the king answered them, saying: The word is true according to the decree of the Medes and Persians, which it is not lawful to violate.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “edict”