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com⋅mand⋅ment
[kuh-mand-muh
nt, -mahnd-] 
–noun
| 1. | a command or mandate. |
| 2. | (sometimes initial capital letter) any of the Ten Commandments. |
| 3. | the act or power of commanding. |
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Commandment
Com*mand"ment\, n. [OF. commandement, F. commandement.]1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. --John xiii. 34. 2. (Script.) One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. 3. The act of commanding; exercise of authority. And therefore put I on the countenance Of stern commandment. --Shak. 4. (Law) The offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law. The Commandments, The Ten Commandments, the Decalogue, or summary of God's commands, given to Moses at Mount Sinai. (--Ex. xx.)
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Language Translation for : commandment
Spanish:
mandamiento,
German:
das Gebot,
Japanese:
おきて
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