Examples of 'commandment' in a sentence

Meaning of "commandment"

commandment (noun): a divine rule or law, especially one of the Ten Commandments mentioned in the Bible, guiding principles or rules to be followed
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  • Any of the Ten Commandments.
  • A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
  • Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
  • The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.

How to use "commandment" in a sentence

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Especially the commandment to love thy neighbor.
If you allow any violation of that commandment.
He never gave commandment for their death.
This is the first and great commandment.
But the fifth commandment gave me an epiphany.
It says it right there in the fourth commandment.
A violation against the commandment of brotherly love.
One commandment forbids the act of adultery.
They are fulfilling the commandment to host guests.
Every commandment had a particular mystic meaning.
They are fulfilling the commandment to take in guests.
It is a commandment to be honest and have fair measures.
He moved when the commandment came forth.
The commandment is to not bear false witness.
Jesus gave us the commandment of foot washing.

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I have sinned against the fifth commandment.
Only one commandment which really counts.
Here we are far from the fi rst commandment.
Their first commandment says killing is forbidden.
That would violate our first commandment.
There is only one commandment that is unambiguous.
His verily is all creation and commandment.
Do you know the commandment that says.
Each commandment encourages its opposite as well.
Because he has this commandment within him.
This commandment has been broken by all men.
The description of this commandment is very interesting.
This commandment is not binding upon women.
This is the fundamental commandment of our faith.
The new commandment is to love our brother.
This is the first and greatest commandment.
They violated the commandment by clearing them.
Herod has broken the seventh commandment.
The seventh commandment is to set up courts of judgment.
As long as they included one additional commandment.
You obey this commandment by practicing kindness.
I have sinned against the sixth commandment.
Of course that commandment had been given before.
Also in the church are painted commandment boards.
But he was under commandment to teach it to the people.
She has followed her first commandment.
This is the only commandment with a promise.
The covenant is synonymous to the ten commandment.
The seventh commandment relates directly to this.
I suppose you are not breaking any commandment.
The supreme commandment of the rich is to invest.
He would never break the eighth commandment.
There is no commandment to hammer swords into plowshares.
Have you ever forgotten the commandment.
Until another commandment shall be given from me.

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