commandment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun something that is commanded
  2. noun a doctrine that is taught
    precept; teaching.
    • the teachings of religion
    • he believed all the Christian precepts

WordNet

Com*mand"ment noun
Etymology
OF. commandement, F. commandement.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913