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commandment

Pronunciation: /kəˈmɑːndmənt/

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Definition of commandment

noun

  • a divine rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments: the Sabbath had to be kept as ordered in the Fourth Commandment
  • humorous a rule to be observed as strictly as one of the Ten Commandments: she had followed her mother’s commandments for long enough

Origin:

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

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