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Definitions for commination
ˌkɒm əˈneɪ ʃəncom·mi·na·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
comminationnoun
prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
comminationnoun
a threat of divine punishment or vengeance
Wiktionary
comminationnoun
a formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment, read out in church on Ash Wednesday
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
COMMINATIONnoun
Etymology: comminatio, Latin.
Some parts of knowledge God has thought fit to seclude from us, to fence them not only by precept and commination, but with difficulty and impossibilities. Decay of Piety.
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commination
Commination is the act of threatening or announcing punishments or severe consequences for a person or people, especially in a formal or religious setting. It can also refer to the actual threat or punishment itself.
Webster Dictionary
Comminationnoun
a threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance
Comminationnoun
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
Etymology: [L. comminatio, from comminari to threaten; com- + minari to threaten: cf. F. commination.]
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monamniotic
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of commination in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of commination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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