Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.

  3. (archaic, countable, humorous, uncountable)Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.

    Gebot

    за́поведьzápovedʹ

    за́повідьzápovidʹ

  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of commanding; exercise of authority.

More definitions
  • something that is commanded
  • a doctrine that is taught

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Don't you remember the Ten Commandments?

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  2. "Thou shalt not steal" is one of the Ten Commandments.

    ru"Не укради" - одна из Десяти заповедей.

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  3. "Do not murder" is a divine commandment.

    ru«Не убий» — заповедь Божья.

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  4. "Do not kill" is a divine commandment.

    ru«Не убий» — заповедь Божья.

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  5. They are fulfilling the commandment to host guests.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
a command or edict:
Русский
By meaning 1
a command or edict:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a command or edict:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. Se

Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.

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Forms

plural: commandments
Singularcommandment
Pluralcommandments

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcommand

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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