commandment
Syllables: com·mand·mentUK/kəˈmɑːndmənt//kəˈmændmənt/
commandment noun: a divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
Noun (1)
commandment (countable and uncountable, plural commandments)
- A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
- A new commandement I giue vnto you, That yee loue one another, as I haue loued you, that yee alſo loue one another.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 13:34
- 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.”1869, T. Valpy French, The Old Commandment New and True in Christ […] , Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, page 256
- Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
- Pau. Pray you then, / Conduct me to the Queene. / Gao. I may not (Madam) / To the contrary I haue expreſſe commandment.c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- The HIG delivers Apple's design commandments, the company's definition of what it means to be a good iPhone citizen.2010, Josh Clark, Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 99
- The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
- The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
- To rule, is vnderſtoode to haue the higheſt and ſupreme authoritie of commaundement.1562–1565 (date written), Thomas Smyth [i.e., Thomas Smith], “Of the Diuersities of Common Wealthes or Gouernement”, in De Republica Anglorum. The Maner of Gouernement or Policie of the Realme of...
- 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.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
Noun (2) capitalized: Commandment
Commandment (plural Commandments)
- Any of the Ten Commandments.
commandment meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
commandment in Hindi
- a command or edict
- आज्ञा ājñā, धर्मादेश dharmādeś, फ़रमान farmān
commandment in Tamil
- commandment, law
- கற்பனை kaṟpaṉai
- commandment, government
- கட்டு kaṭṭu
commandment in Marathi
- आज्ञा
commandment in Urdu
- a command or edict
- حکم hukam, hukm, فرمان farmān
More languagesFewer languages
- commandment in Malayalam
- കൽപ്പനം kalppanaṁ, ആജ്ഞാപനം ājñāpanaṁ
- commandment in Kannada
- ದೈವಾಜ್ಞೆ, ಈಶ್ವರಾಜ್ಞೆ, ದೈವಾನುಶಾಸನ
- commandment in Odia
- ଆଜ୍ଞା
- commandment in Nepali
- आज्ञा
- commandment in Pashto
- امر amr, amᶕr, حکم hokm, فرمان farmãn
- commandment in Arabic
- وَصِيَّة waṣiyya
- commandment in Malay
- rukun
- commandment in Indonesian
- titah, firman, rukun
- commandment in Persian
- فرمان farmân
- commandment in Thai
- บัญญัติ ban-yàt, ประกาศิต bprà-gaa-sìt, ศีล sǐin
- commandment in Vietnamese
- điều răn, giới luật
- commandment in Myanmar
- ပညတ်တော် pa.nyattau, ပညတ်ချက် pa.nyathkyak
Examples of commandment in a sentence
- This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.
- This petition is the reverse side of the commandment against taking God's name in vain.
- God’s greatest commandment is one of love, not hate and revenge.
Forms of commandment
| plural | commandments |
|---|---|
| plural | Commandments |
| alternative form (obsolete) | commaundment |
| alternative form (obsolete) | commandement |
Origin of commandment
Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.
Words formed from commandment
Phrases with commandment
Questions about commandment
- What does commandment mean?
- Commandment means a divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
- What is commandment in Hindi?
- Commandment in Hindi is आज्ञा (ājñā), धर्मादेश (dharmādeś), फ़रमान (farmān). See Commandment meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is commandment?
- Commandment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce commandment?
- Commandment is pronounced /kəˈmɑːndmənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of commandment?
- The plural of commandment is commandments.
Words near commandment in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: commandment (page history and authors); Commandment (page history and authors); கட்டு (Tamil) (page history and authors); commandment (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ആജ്ഞാപനം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); commandment (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commandment (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commandment (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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