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- [kuh-mand-muh nt, -mahnd-]
- /kəˈmænd mənt, -ˈmɑnd-/
- /kəˈmɑːnd.mənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-mand-muh nt, -mahnd-]
- /kəˈmænd mənt, -ˈmɑnd-/
Definitions of commandments word
- noun commandments a command or mandate. 1
- noun commandments (sometimes initial capital letter) any of the Ten Commandments. 1
- noun commandments the act or power of commanding. 1
- noun commandments Plural form of commandment. 1
- noun commandments plural of commandment. 0
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Origin of commandments
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English com(m)and(e)ment < Anglo-French, Old French com(m)andement. See command, -ment
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Parts of speech for Commandments
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
commandments popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
commandments usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for commandments
noun commandments
- precepts — a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
- mitzvoth — any of the collection of 613 commandments or precepts in the Bible and additional ones of rabbinic origin that relate chiefly to the religious and moral conduct of Jews.
- orders — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- rules — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
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