Definitions for commandment
kəˈmænd mənt, -ˈmɑnd-com·mand·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commandmentnoun

   something that is commanded

2. teaching, precept, commandmentnoun

   a doctrine that is taught

   "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commandmentnoun

   Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.

2. Commandmentnoun

   one of the Ten Commandments

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commandmentnoun

   Etymology: commandement, French.

   1. Mandate; command; order; precept.

   They plainly require some special commandment for that which is exacted at their hands. Richard Hooker, b. iii. sect. 7.

   Say, you chose him more after our commandment,
   Than guided by your own affections. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   By the easy commandment by God given to Adam, to forbear to feed thereon, it pleased God to make trial of his obedience. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

   2. Authority; coactive power.

   I thought that all things had been savage here,
   And therefore put I on the countenance
   Of stern commandment. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   3. By way of eminence, the precepts of the decalogue given by God to Moses.

   And he wrote upon the tables the words of the convenant and the ten commandments. Exod. xxxiv. 28.

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1. commandment

   A commandment is a rule or directive given by a person in authority, often associated with religious or moral principles. It is an instruction or order that must be obeyed.

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1. Commandmentnoun

   an order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate

2. Commandmentnoun

   one of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai

3. Commandmentnoun

   the act of commanding; exercise of authority

4. Commandmentnoun

   the offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law

5. Etymology: [OF. commandement, F. commandement.]

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1. Commandment

   Commandment is the seventh studio album by death metal band Six Feet Under. It was released April 17, 2007, on Metal Blade Records. They have released videos for "Ghosts of the Undead" and "Doomsday". "Doomsday" was premiered on Headbanger's Ball on Nov 10th.

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1. commandmentverb

   Thou shall not serve no other God Before YHWH.

   The Most High commanded let there be light as his (1st) first words.

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on January 5, 2024  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of commandment in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of commandment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of commandment in a Sentence

1. Pope Francis:

   They responded with extraordinary creativity to the commandment of love of God and neighbor.

2. Bertolt Brecht:

   Science knows only one commandment -- contribute to science.

3. Joe Scarborough:

   For somebody quoting the Bible, as much as she’s quoting the Bible, that’s just why I hope that she’s just completely ignorant, and is n’t lying on purpose to the American people that many times, Mika Brzezinski, that would be terrible, there’s a commandment against the lying.

4. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk:

   I am leaving no sermon, no dogma, nor am I leaving as my legacy any commandment that is frozen in time or cast in stone,” he said shortly before his death. 'Concepts of well-being for countries, for peoples and for individuals are changing. In such a world, to argue for rules that never change would be to deny the reality found in scientific knowledge and reasoned judgment.

5. Psalms 11996:

   I have seen an end of all perfection but thy commandment is exceeding broad.N. B. This is the origin of the proverb, All good things must come to an end.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=commandment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Commandment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=commandment
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commandment
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=commandment