commandment
/kəˈmændmənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.17 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of the Ten Commandments.
Example Sentences
- "A new commandement I giue vnto you, That yee loue one another, as I haue loued you, that yee alſo loue one another."
- "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.”"
- "Even those commandments which have a rational basis are kept by Jews only because that is God's will (Aruch HaShulchan). This lesson is encapsulated in the story of Dama ben Nesina."
- "Pau. Pray you then, / Conduct me to the Queene. / Gao. I may not (Madam) / To the contrary I haue expreſſe commandment."
- "The HIG delivers Apple's design commandments, the company's definition of what it means to be a good iPhone citizen."
- "To rule, is vnderſtoode to haue the higheſt and ſupreme authoritie of commaundement."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: comaundement, comandement
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈmændmənt/
- British English: /kəˈmɑːndmənt/