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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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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Here and Now Agency The commandment that Lacaton implied — never demolish!
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
This would entail following hundreds of mitzvot, or commandments, including extensive kosher dietary laws, prohibitions of work and travel on the Sabbath, and many more obscure rules, such as eschewing garments that contain both linen and wool.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
But there is also a much larger and more serious religious commandment to protect life.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 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requirement to post the Ten Commandments was dropped, but the commandments and the Magna Carta were added to a list of historical documents that educators have the option to use in curricula.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, 12 Nov. 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
This would entail following hundreds of mitzvot, or commandments, including extensive kosher dietary laws, prohibitions of work and travel on the Sabbath, and many more obscure rules, such as eschewing garments that contain both linen and wool.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
But there is also a much larger and more serious religious commandment to protect life.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 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requirement to post the Ten Commandments was dropped, but the commandments and the Magna Carta were added to a list of historical documents that educators have the option to use in curricula.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, 12 Nov. 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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