| n. | 1. | A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance. |
| 2. | An office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on Ash Wednesday, containing a recital of God's anger and judgments against sinners. |
| Noun | 1. | commination - prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday |
| 2. | commination - a threat of divine punishment or vengeance |