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commandment

/kuh-mand-muhnt, -mahnd-/US // kəˈmænd mənt, -ˈmɑnd- //UK // (kəˈmɑːndmənt) //

戒律,诫命,诫律,诫

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a command or mandate.
    • : any of the Ten Commandments.
    • : the act or power of commanding.

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Examples

  • This is a divine commandment in the Quran and exemplified in the life of the Prophet Muhammad.

  • They treat MBP not only as a divine commandment, but one that bears incredible social weight in the community.

  • America is coming dangerously close to replacing the second commandment (do not worship false idols) with the Second Amendment.

  • Perhaps you might find in a particular ritual or commandment a way of expressing your sense of awe.

  • Bennett even called it a “mitzvah,” which translates literally into "commandment."

  • And the first commandment of the modern GOP reads: “Thou Shalt Not Vote to Raise Taxes.”

  • That was a considerable sensible commandment of yourn, always to shoot the foremost of the Mexicans when they attacked.

  • By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.

  • Moreover the woods, and every sweetsmelling tree have overshadowed Israel by the commandment of God.

  • But his charge, or his law and covenant, as a trust, he explicitly gives his people commandment to keep.

  • The art of breaking the tenth commandment—thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife—has reached its highest perfection in France.