commandment

== English == === Alternative forms === commaundment, commandement (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈmɑːndmənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmændmənt/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /kəˈmændɪmənt/, /kəˈmændɪˌmɛnt/ (see commandement) Hyphenation: com‧mand‧ment === Noun === commandment (countable and uncountable, plural commandments) (religion) A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments. (archaic or humorous) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict. (law) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law. (obsolete) The act of commanding; exercise of authority. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===