commandment
IPA: kʌmˈændmʌnt
Root Word: Commandment
noun
- Any of the Ten Commandments.
- (religion) A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
- (archaic) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
- (law) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
- (obsolete) The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
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Examples of "commandment" in Sentences
- But it is not the only mention of the commandment.
- Jewish Law mentions the severity of neglecting the commandment of tefillin.
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