commandment
a command or mandate.
(sometimes initial capital letter) any of the Ten Commandments.
the act or power of commanding.
Origin of commandment
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How to use commandment in a sentence
There is no equivalent to the Ten Commandments in the Koran.
Republican Thinks Obama’s Mental Illness Caused Border Crisis | Gideon Resnick | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe does believe, on the other hand, that the Ten Commandments should be displayed in schools.
The Ten CommandmentsBy Michael Coogan Quick, a challenge: name the Ten Commandments.
Moore is famous for placing a monument of the Ten Commandments in his courtroom.
Meet the Anti-Gay Wingnut Who Will Run the 2016 Iowa Caucuses | Olivia Nuzzi | March 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile watching The Ten Commandments on TV with their children for the umpteenth time, Burnett and Downey had an epiphany.
A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousHe glorified him in the sight of kings, and gave him commandments in the sight of his people, and shewed him his glory.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousOf the Ten Commandments, seven are designed as defences of the possessions and prerogatives of God and the property-owner.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordGod invites all to keep his commandments: the Gentiles that keep them shall be the people of God: the Jewish pastors are reproved.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe Ten Commandments are of perpetual obligation on all; and so is every moral precept included in them.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for commandment
/ (kəˈmɑːndmənt) /
a divine command, esp one of the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament
literary any command
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