Commandment Meaning
/kəˈmɑːndmənt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
nounSomething that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
Sentence Examples
If God had given an eleventh commandment, I wonder what it would have been.
To use these vaccines violates the sacred commandment from Our Lord Jesus Christ.
They are fulfilling the commandment to host guests.
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According to religious texts, the first ____ forbids worshiping other gods.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A new commandement I giue vnto you, That yee loue one another, as I haue loued you, that yee alſo loue one another."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 13:34:
"But besides having the bent of the affections towards Him, and desiring His favour, His near presence with us, there is that great rule of His, “This is love, that we walk after His commandments.”"
— 1869, T. Valpy French, The Old Commandment New and True in Christ […] , Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, page 256:
"Even those commandments which have a rational basis are kept by Jews only because that is God's will (Aruch HaShulchan). This lesson is encapsulated in the story of Dama ben Nesina."
— 1998, Moshe Lieber, The Fifth Commandment: Honoring Parents : Laws, Insights, Stories and Ideas, Mesorah Publications, →ISBN, page 30:
"Pau. Pray you then, / Conduct me to the Queene. / Gao. I may not (Madam) / To the contrary I haue expreſſe commandment."
— c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 283, column 2:
"The HIG delivers Apple's design commandments, the company's definition of what it means to be a good iPhone citizen."
— 2010, Josh Clark, Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 99:
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According to religious texts, the first ____ forbids worshiping other gods.