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commandment

[ kuh-mand-muhnt, -mahnd- ]

noun

  1. a command or mandate.
  2. (sometimes initial capital letter) any of the Ten Commandments.
  3. the act or power of commanding. commanding.


commandment

/ əˈɑːԻ峾əԳ /

noun

  1. a divine command, esp one of the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament
  2. literary.
    any command
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of commandment1

1200–50; Middle English com ( m ) and ( e ) ment < Anglo-French, Old French com ( m ) andement. See command, -ment
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The Odo commandment “do not despair of death” reads on the surface like compassion — acceptance of loss is something everyone, including Faruq, needs to manage.

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Despite his bellicose Christianity, however, Donald Trump's appointee had no problem violating the biblical commandment against bearing false witness.

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“Do you think we’re going to betray the greatest commandment, to love your neighbor as yourself?”

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The practice is derived from the Bible's fourth commandment which states "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy".

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A village priest in Kostroma region was fined for discrediting Russia's armed forces after praying for peace and mentioning the sixth commandment, "Thou shalt not kill".

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