COMMANDMENTS

Noun

Commandments

plural of Commandment

Noun

commandments

plural of commandment

Source: Wiktionary


COMMANDMENT

Com*mand"ment, n. Etym: [OF. commandement, F. commandement.]

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.)

Definition: 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)

Definition: 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.)

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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