commandment
commandment is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.2. (Script.) One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
- 2.The act of commanding; exercise of authority. And therefore put I on the countenance Of stern commandment. Shak.
- 3.(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.)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is commandment.
- What is 2. (Script.) One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai called?
- What is the act of commanding; exercise of authority. And therefore put I on the countenance Of stern commandment. Shak called?
- What is 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.) called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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