commandment
Americannoun
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a command or mandate.
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(sometimes initial capital letter) any of the Ten Commandments.
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the act or power of commanding. commanding.
noun
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a divine command, esp one of the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament
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literary any command
Etymology
Origin of commandment
1200–50; Middle English com ( m ) and ( e ) ment < Anglo-French, Old French com ( m ) andement. See command, -ment
Example Sentences
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I was following one of the most important commandments of retirement: Keep busy to stave off feelings of isolation or depression.
Kony said he wanted to install a government based on the biblical 10 commandments, and he was fighting for the rights of the Acholi people in northern Uganda.
From BBC
For Christians he said, the responsibility is even greater: It is a commandment.
From Los Angeles Times
The Odo commandment “do not despair of death” reads on the surface like compassion — acceptance of loss is something everyone, including Faruq, needs to manage.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite his bellicose Christianity, however, Donald Trump's appointee had no problem violating the biblical commandment against bearing false witness.
From Salon
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