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commandment Definition

com·mand·ment (kə mand′mənt, -mänd′-)

noun

an authoritative command or order; mandate; precept; specif., any of the Ten Commandments

Etymology: ME & OFr comandement

commandment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • transgress: The fifth commandment transgressed, ' Honor thy father and thy mother ' ; the eighth, ' Thou shalt not steal ' .
  • obey: He is assuming that we obey the first commandment.
  • fulfill: Only by setting an example of humility, obtained through fulfilling the commandments, can we ever hope to be successful missionaries.
  • break: Do we today for instance break the second commandment by having pictures of created objects on the walls of our church?
  • observe: In the ghetto, Jews studied the Talmud, kept kosher and observed the commandments of the Torah.
  • fulfill: Therefore, taught by thee to fulfill the commandments of God, we too sing to the Maker of heaven and earth: Alleluia.

Converse of subject

forbid: I question the divinity of a spirit that does its works on graven images that are forbidden by the 2nd commandment.

Adjective modifier

  • ninth: What are the duties required in the ninth commandment?
  • seventh: The seventh commandment is, " Thou shalt not commit adultery " .
  • eighth: The eighth commandment is, " Thou shalt not steal " .
  • tenth: What are the duties required in the tenth commandment?
  • eleventh: The Financial Times reported that Malawi had ' broken the eleventh commandment: thou shalt not be poor ' .
  • sixth: The sixth commandment is, " Thou shalt not kill " .

Modifies a noun

forbiddeth: A. The third commandment forbiddeth all profaning or abusing of anything whereby God maketh himself known. [ 139 ] Q. 56.

Noun used with modifier

  • thy: With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
  • th: We have seen this in the 11 th Commandment initiative and now through our involvement with the 'virtual church ' .

Preposition: in

law: He asked Jesus what was the great commandment in the Law.

Preposition: of

  • Torah: In the ghetto, Jews studied the Talmud, kept kosher and observed the commandments of the Torah.
  • love: Jesus sums up the whole Law, focusing it on the commandment of love.

Preposition: with

promise: Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise.