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Commandment — may refer to: One of the religious imperatives that form the Ten Commandments One of the 613 mitzvot of Judaism The Great Commandment The New Commandment The Law of Christ Commandment (album), by Six Feet Under (2007) See also First Commandment… … Wikipedia
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
