Definitions for: Commandment

[n] something that is commanded

Webster (1913) Definition: Com*mand"ment, n. [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.) 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.)

See Also: bid, bidding, command, Decalogue, dictation, Ten Commandments

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