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Definitions for commination
ˌkɒm əˈneɪ ʃəncom·mi·na·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. comminationnoun

    prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday

  2. comminationnoun

    a threat of divine punishment or vengeance

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  1. comminationnoun

    a formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment, read out in church on Ash Wednesday

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Comminationnoun

    a threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance

  2. 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

  3. Etymology: [L. comminatio, from comminari to threaten; com- + minari to threaten: cf. F. commination.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of commination in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of commination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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