commandment

com·mand·ment

 (kə-mănd′mənt)

n.

1. A command; an edict.

2. Bible One of the Ten Commandments.

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commandment

(kəˈmɑːndmənt)

n

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a divine command, esp one of the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament

2. literary any command

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com•mand•ment

(kəˈmænd mənt, -ˈmɑnd-)

n.

1. a command or mandate.

2. (sometimes cap.) any of the Ten Commandments.

3. the act or power of commanding.

[1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French]

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun1.commandment - something that is commanded
2.commandment - a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

Golden Rule - a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12)

mitsvah, mitzvah - (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law

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commandment

noun

An authoritative indication to be obeyed:

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Translations

وَصِيَّه

přikázání

bud

määräys

parancsolat

boðorðboîorî

prikázanie

10 emirden biriemir

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commandment

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command

(kəˈmaːnd) verb

1. to order. I command you to leave the room immediately!

2. to have authority over. He commanded a regiment of soldiers.

3. to have by right. He commands great respect.

noun

1. an order. We obeyed his commands.

2. control. He was in command of the operation.

commandant (komənˈdant) , ((American) ˈkoməndant) noun

an officer who has the command of a place or of a body of troops.

comˈmander noun

1. a person who commands. He was the commander of the expedition.

2. in the British navy, an officer of the rank next below the captain.

comˈmanding adjective

1. impressive. He has a commanding appearance.

2. with a wide view. The house had a commanding position on the hill.

comˈmandment noun

a command given by God, especially one of the ten given to Moses.

comˌmander-in-ˈchief noun

the officer in supreme command of an army, or of the entire forces of the state.

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