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How to pronounce commandment in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms precept, teaching
Type of ism, philosophy, school of thought, doctrine, philosophical system
Has types mitzvah, golden rule, mitsvah
Type Words
Type of bid, bidding, command, dictation
Derivation command

Examples of commandment

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Isn't the second commandment about worshipping the golden calf and graven images?
From the abcnews.go.com
The wellness program is just working out and getting fit it shows no commandment.
From the learning.blogs.nytimes.com
As to the age-old commandment Keep Your Hands off the Boss'Wife, he is respectful.
From the sacbee.com
Perhaps he was concerned that Facebook made breaking the 7th commandment too easy.
From the ocregister.com
Some traditions believe it to be a commandment to each of us to have children.
From the ocregister.com
Cannot the entire Gospel be summarised perhaps in the one commandment of love?
From the nzcatholic.org.nz
After all, when asked about the greatest commandment, what does Jesus himself say?
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
Thus, the sin of usury has transformed into more of an anti-trust commandment.
From the economist.com
Winning the ball is football's first commandment and the basis of the Ling dynasty.
From the hepburnadvocate.com.au
More examples
  • Something that is commanded
  • Teaching: a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"
  • Commandment is the seventh album by death metal band Six Feet Under. It was released April 17th 2007 on Metal Blade Records. They have released videos for "Ghosts of the Undead" and "Doomsday". "Doomsday" was premiered on Headbanger's Ball on Nov 10th.
  • Commandments is a 1997 romantic comedy-drama which was written and directed by Daniel Taplitz and stars Aidan Quinn, Courteney Cox and Anthony LaPaglia. Its executive producer was Ivan Reitman.
  • (Commandments) Rules given by God. The most famous are the 10 commandments given to Moses.
  • (10 Commandments) Not the 10 God gave to Moses, but the Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack by Max Brooks, first published in The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
  • To dream of receiving commands, foretells you will be unwisely influenced by persons of stronger will than your own. To read or hear the Ten Commandments read, denotes you will fall into errors from which you will hardly escape, even with the counsels of friends of wise and unerring judgment.
  • Divine command, a command
  • A rule, order, or law, such as the Ten Commandments that Moses received from God at Mount Sinai.