com·mand·ment /kəˈmæn(d)mənt/
戒律
Com·mand·ment n.
1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate.
A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. --John xiii. 34.
2. Script. One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
3. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
And therefore put I on the countenance
Of stern commandment. --Shak.
4. 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.)
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commandment
n 1: something that is commanded
2: a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he
believed all the Christian precepts" [syn: teaching, precept]