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    commandment
    /kəˈmɑːn(d)m(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. a divine rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments: "the Sabbath had to be kept as ordered in the Fourth Commandment"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMMANDMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Commandment | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / kəˈmænd·mənt / Add to word list. any of the ten important rules of behavior that the Bible says were given by God to Moses. (Definition of commandment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of commandment. commandment.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › commandmentCommandment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of COMMANDMENT is the act or power of commanding. How to use commandment in a sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › commandmentCommandment - definition of commandment by The Free Dictionary

    noun. An authoritative indication to be obeyed: behest, bidding, charge, command, dictate, direction, directive, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, order, word. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › commandmentCOMMANDMENT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Commandment definition: a command or mandate.. See examples of COMMANDMENT used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › commandmentCommandment - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If someone believes that God has directed them to do something, it's a commandment. If your parents grimly order you to clean your room, you can also consider that a commandment. Strictly speaking, a commandment is divinely ordered, like the Ten Commandments in the Bible.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMMANDMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    commandment. noun [ C ] us / kəˈmænd.mənt / uk / kəˈmɑːnd.mənt /. Add to word list. often literary. an order, especially one of the Ten Commandments. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Instructions and orders. as per instructions idiom.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › commandmentCommandment Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Commandment Definition. A command; an edict. An authoritative command or order; mandate; precept; specif., any of the Ten Commandments. One of the Ten Commandments. Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMMANDMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'commandment' commandment. (kəmɑːndmənt , -mænd- ) Word forms: commandments. countable noun. The Ten Commandments are the ten rules of behaviour which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible, people should obey. The eighth commandment is 'Thou shalt not steal'. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcommandment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of commandment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › commandmentcommandment | meaning of commandment in Longman Dictionary of ...

    commandment meaning, definition, what is commandment: one of the ten rules given by God in the...: Learn more.