commination

noun

com·​mi·​na·​tion ˌkä-mə-ˈnā-shən 

: denunciation

comminatory

ˈkä-mə-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 

kə-ˈmi-nə-

-ˈmī-

adjective

Synonyms

• censure
• condemnation
• denunciation
• excoriation
• objurgation
• rebuke
• reprimand
• reproach
• reproof
• riot act
• stricture

Examples of commination in a Sentence

the tendency by some to regard every unfortunate natural disaster as a sign of the Almighty's commination of mankind's sinfulness

Word History

Etymology

Middle English comminacion "threat of punishment or vengeance," borrowed from Anglo-French comminacioun, borrowed from Latin comminātiōn-, comminātiō "act of threatening or menacing," from comminor, comminārī "to make a threat of, threaten" (from com- com- + minor, minārī "to threaten") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at minatory

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above