Commandment Definition

kə-măndmənt
commandments
noun
commandments
A command; an edict.
American Heritage

An authoritative command or order; mandate; precept; specif., any of the Ten Commandments.

Webster's New World
One of the Ten Commandments.
Wiktionary

Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.

Wiktionary
The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Commandment

Noun

Singular:
commandment
Plural:
commandments

Origin of Commandment

  • From Old French comandement, from comander. See command.

    From Wiktionary

Commandment Sentence Examples

  • He is assuming that we obey the first commandment.

  • He calls it " the beautiful confession " to which Christ Jesus had borne witness before Pontius Pilate, and charges Timothy before God, who quickeneth all things, to keep this commandment.

  • The seventh commandment is Thou shalt not admit adultery.

  • Accordingly Paul lays down rules which he regarded as embodying the Lord's commandment.

  • The sixth commandment is, " Thou shalt not kill " .

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to commandment using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

CCOCOM

Words Ending With

TNTENT

Unscrambles

commandment

Words Starting With C and Ending With T

Starts With C & Ends With TStarts With CO & Ends With TStarts With C & Ends With NT

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With C11 Letter Words Ending With T