noun
commandment
kuh-MAHND-muhnt
noun
1
A rule regarded as issued with divine or absolute authority, especially one of the biblical Ten Commandments.
"The fifth commandment instructs people to honor their parents."
"He treated punctuality as though it were a commandment."
How to Use Commandment
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rule handed down with strong, often religious, authority.
Common pairings
the Ten Commandments
break a commandment
Word Forms
commandments plural, Commandments plural
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Etymology
From Old French comandement, from comander ("to command").