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commandment

Syllabification: (com·mand·ment)
Pronunciation: /kəˈmandmənt/
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Definition of commandment

noun

  • a divine rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
  • a rule to be observed as strictly as one of the Ten Commandments.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French comandement, from comander 'to command' (see command)

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