com|mand|ment

com|mand|ment
com|mand|ment «kuh MAND mehnt, -MAHND-», noun.
1. one of the ten laws that, according to the Bible, God gave to Moses (in the Bible, Exodus 20:2-17; Deuteronomy 5:6-21). “Thou shalt not kill” is one of the Ten Commandments.
2. any law, order, or direction. SYNONYM(S): mandate, decree, edict.
3. Obsolete. the act or fact of commanding; bidding; command.

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  • com·mand·ment — /kəˈmændmənt/ noun, pl ments [count] : an important rule given by God that tells people how to behave a commandment from God the Ten Commandments in the Bible the First Commandment …   Useful english dictionary

  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

  • mand — com·mand·er; com·mand·er·ship; com·mand·ery; com·mand·ment; con·fir·mand; de·mand·able; de·mand·ant; mand·len; moh·mand; nor·mand; sum·mand; com·mand; coun·ter·mand; de·mand; gour·mand; mand; re·mand; rep·ri·mand; com·mand·ing·ly;… …   English syllables

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  • commandment — com|mand|ment [kəˈma:ndmənt US kəˈmænd ] n one of the ten rules given by God in the Bible that tell people how they must behave …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • commandment — com|mand|ment [ kə mændmənt ] noun count according to the Bible, one of the ten rules of behavior called the Ten Commandments that God gave people to obey …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • commandment — com•mand•ment [[t]kəˈmænd mənt, ˈmɑnd [/t]] n. 1) a command or mandate 2) bib (sometimes cap.) any of the Ten Commandments 3) the act or power of commanding • Etymology: 1200–50; ME < AF, OF …   From formal English to slang

  • Commandment — Com*mand ment, n. [OF. commandement, F. commandement.] 1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. [1913 Webster] A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. John xiii. 34. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Commandments — Commandment Com*mand ment, n. [OF. commandement, F. commandement.] 1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. [1913 Webster] A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. John xiii. 34 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Ten Commandments — Commandment Com*mand ment, n. [OF. commandement, F. commandement.] 1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. [1913 Webster] A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. John xiii. 34 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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