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commandment

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com·mand·ment  (k-mndmnt)
n.
1. A command; an edict.
2. Bible One of the Ten Commandments.
commandment
Noun
a divine command, esp. one of the Ten Commandments in the Old Testament
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.commandment - something that is commanded
bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
2.commandment - a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"
precept, teaching
doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Golden Rule - a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12)
mitsvah, mitzvah - (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
Translations
commandment [kəˈmɑːndmənt] n (REL) → mandamiento
commandment [kəˈmɑːndmənt] n (Rel) → commandement m
commandment [kəˈmɑːndmənt] command n → Gebot nt
commandment [kəˈmɑːndmənt] n (REL) → comandamento


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We do not work on Sunday, because the commandment forbids it; the Germans do not work on Sunday, because the commandment forbids it.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Constantly carrying out their policy of making Configuration the leading idea in every mind, the Circles reverse the nature of that Commandment which in Spaceland regulates the relations between parents and children.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
And verily, it is no commandment for to-day and to-morrow to LEARN to love oneself.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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