commandment

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈmɑːndmənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈmændmənt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə mand′mənt, -mänd′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•mand•ment /kəˈmændmənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a command or mandate.
  2. Bible[sometimes: Commandment] any of the Ten Commandments.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•mand•ment  (kə mand′mənt, -mänd′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a command or mandate.
  2. Bible(sometimes cap.) any of the Ten Commandments.
  3. the act or power of commanding.
  • Anglo-French, Old French com(m)andement. See command, -ment
  • Middle English com(m)and(e)ment 1200–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
commandment / kəˈmɑːndmənt/
  1. a divine command, esp one of the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament
  2. any command
'commandment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Eighth Commandment - Fifth Commandment - First Commandment - Fourth Commandment - Ninth Commandment - Second Commandment - Seventh Commandment - Sixth Commandment - Tenth Commandment - Third Commandment - bar mitzvah - breach - law - maundy - mitzvah - precept

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