Thesaurus: commandment

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1. n. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate.
2. n. One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
3. n. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
4. n. The offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
5. n. something that is commanded
6. n. a doctrine that is taught
7. 1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. John xiii. 34. 2. (Script.) One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. 3. The act of commanding; exercise of authority. And therefore put I on the countenance Of stern commandment. Shak. 4. (Law) The offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law. The Commandments, The Ten Commandments, the Decalogue, or summary of God's commands, given to Moses at Mount Sinai. (Ex. xx.)
8. One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelitesat Mount Sinai.
9. n:100 n. something that is commanded