Commandment

Definitions

1. A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
   countable, uncountable
2. Any of the Ten Commandments.
3. Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
   archaic, countable, humorous, uncountable
4. The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
   countable, uncountable
5. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

45 more languages

العربيةالوصيةوصية

Azərbaycan dilibuyruqəmrFərman

Българскизаповед

BosanskiEmirзаповед

Catalàmanament

Češtinapřikázání

Danskbud

Ελληνικάεντολή

Eestikask

فارسیفرمان

Suomimääräys

עבריתמצווה

हिन्दीआज्ञाफ़रमान

HrvatskiEmirзаповед

Magyarparancsparancsolat

Հայերենպատվիրան

Bahasa Indonesiafirmanrukuntitah

Íslenskaboðorð

Italianocomandamento

日本語律法戒戒律警+ 1 more

ქართულიმცნება

Қазақ тіліпарызуағыз

ភាសាខ្មែរបញ្ញត្តិ

한국어계명계율

Kurdîemirfermanfirmankaskrukunفرمان+ 3 more

Latinapraeceptum

Lietuviųįsãkymas

Македонскизаповед

Bahasa Melayurukun

Maltikmandament

မြန်မာပညတ်ချက်ပညတ်တော်

Nederlandsgebod

Polskiprzykazanie

Portuguêsmandamento

Românăcomandamentporuncă

Русскийзаповедь

СрпскиEmirзаповед

Svenskabudbudord

Kiswahilikanuni

ไทยบัญญัติประกาศิตศีลอาเทศ+ 1 more

Türkçebuyrukbuyrultuemirfermanyarlık+ 2 more

ئۇيغۇرچەبۇيرۇق

اردوحکمفرمان

O'zbekchabuyruq

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Examples

“A new commandement I giue vnto you, That yee loue one another, as I haue loued you, that yee alſo loue one another.”

“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.””

“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.”

“Pau. Pray you then, / Conduct me to the Queene. / Gao. I may not (Madam) / To the contrary I haue expreſſe commandment.”

“The HIG delivers Apple's design⟳ commandments, the company's definition of what it means to be a good iPhone citizen.”

“To rule⟳, is vnderſtoode to haue the higheſt and ſupreme authoritie of commaundement.”

“Speake you ſo gently? Pardon me I pray you, / I thought that all things had bin ſauage heere, / And therefore put⟳ I on the countenance / Of ſterne command'ment.”

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