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
commandment — index canon, charge (command), codification, decree, dictate, direction (order), directive … Law dictionary
commandment — late 13c., an order from an authority, from O.Fr. comandement order, command, from L. *commandamentum, from *commandare (see COMMAND (Cf. command)). Pronounced as four syllables until 17c. Of þe x commandements ... þe first comondement is þis, O… … Etymology dictionary
commandment — ► NOUN ▪ a divine rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments … English terms dictionary
commandment — [kə mand′mənt, kəmänd′mənt] n. [ME & OFr comandement] an authoritative command or order; mandate; precept; specif., any of the TEN COMMANDMENTS … English World dictionary
commandment — n. (rel.) 1) to keep the commandments 2) to violate a commandment 3) the Ten Commandments * * * [kə mɑːndmənt] (rel.) to keep the commandments the Ten Commandments to violate a commandment … Combinatory dictionary
commandment — UK [kəˈmɑːn(d)mənt] / US [kəˈmæn(d)mənt] noun [countable] Word forms commandment : singular commandment plural commandments according to the Bible, one of the ten rules of behaviour called the Ten Commandments that God gave people to obey … English dictionary
Commandment — True Carnage Album par Six Feet Under Sortie 17 avril 2007 Durée 34 26 Genre Death metal Producteur Georgio Ciaggorni , Erik Rutan Label Meta … Wikipédia en Français
commandment — [[t]kəmɑ͟ːndmənt, mæ̱nd [/t]] commandments N COUNT 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 … English dictionary
Commandment (album) — Commandment Studio album by Six Feet Under Released April 17, 2007 … Wikipedia
