Commandment

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 Decalogue, or summary of God's commands, given to Moses at Mount Sinai. (Ex. xx. - Ex. xx.

Noun	1.	commandment - something that is commanded
	2.	commandment - a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" Synonyms: precept, teaching

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