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commandment
[ kuh-mand-muhnt, -mahnd- ]
noun
- a command or mandate.
- (sometimes initial capital letter) any of the Ten Commandments.
- the act or power of commanding. commanding.
commandment
/ əˈɑːԻ峾əԳ /
noun
- a divine command, esp one of the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament
- literary.any command
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of commandment1
Example Sentences
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.
Despite his bellicose Christianity, however, Donald Trump's appointee had no problem violating the biblical commandment against bearing false witness.
“Do you think we’re going to betray the greatest commandment, to love your neighbor as yourself?”
The practice is derived from the Bible's fourth commandment which states "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy".
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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