Definitions of commination [ˌkɒm əˈneɪ ʃən]

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Definition of 'commination'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) commination
a threat of punishment or vengeance.

2. commination
a denunciation.

Etymology: (1400–50; late ME (< AF) < L comminātīo <com-+minārī to threaten)

Definition of 'commination'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) commination
prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday

2. (noun) commination
a threat of divine punishment or vengeance

Definition of 'commination'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) commination
a threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance

2. (noun) commination
an office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on Ash Wednesday, containing a recital of God's anger and judgments against sinners

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