commandment
noun
com·mand·ment
kə-ˈman(d)-mənt 
1
: the act or power of commanding
2
: something that is commanded
especially
: one of the biblical Ten Commandments
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Examples of commandment in a Sentence
the Ten Commandments in the Bible
the boss left behind a list of commandments for running the office while he was away
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Instead of cutting anything out, consider focusing on these seven commandments of the Mediterranean lifestyle, Karadsheh recommends.
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Karla Walsh, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
The requirement to post the Ten Commandments was dropped, but the commandments and the Magna Carta were added to a list of historical documents that educators have the option to use in curricula.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
Victory was the only commandment to observe; the will to rule and to carry through a political program without compromise, that was the only virtue; hesitation, that was the only crime.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Other traditions combine them into one commandment.
—Kenneth Seeskin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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Karla Walsh, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
The requirement to post the Ten Commandments was dropped, but the commandments and the Magna Carta were added to a list of historical documents that educators have the option to use in curricula.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
Victory was the only commandment to observe; the will to rule and to carry through a political program without compromise, that was the only virtue; hesitation, that was the only crime.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Other traditions combine them into one commandment.
—Kenneth Seeskin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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commandment
noun
com·mand·ment
kə-ˈman(d)-mənt
: something commanded
especially
: one of the biblical Ten Commandments
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