noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/kəˈmɑːndmənt/
General-American:/kəˈmændmənt/
obsolete:/kəˈmændɪmənt/
obsolete:/kəˈmændɪˌmɛnt/
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CMU ARPABET:K AH0 M AE1 N D M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, humorous, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Any of the Ten Commandments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
a doctrine that is taught
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the teachings of religion
he believed all the Christian precepts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: teaching, precept
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
Narrower terms: Golden Rule, mitzvah, mitsvah
7
noun
Meaning 7
something that is commanded
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: command, bid, bidding, dictation
Narrower terms: Decalogue, Ten Commandments
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.
Across languages
Translations
117 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
urdhëresë
— a command or edict
Arabic:
وَصِيَّة
(waṣiyya)
— a command or edict
Armenian:
պատվիրան
(patviran)
— a command or edict
Azerbaijani:
əmr
— a command or edict
Azerbaijani:
buyruq
— a command or edict
Azerbaijani:
fərman
— a command or edict
Bashkir:
шарт
(şart)
— a command or edict
Belarusian:
за́паведзь
(zápavjedzʹ)
— a command or edict
Bulgarian:
за́повед
(zápoved)
— a command or edict
Bulgarian:
декре́т
(dekrét)
— a command or edict
Burmese:
ပညတ်တော်
(pa.nyattau)
— a command or edict
Burmese:
ပညတ်ချက်
(pa.nyathkyak)
— a command or edict
Catalan:
manament
— a command or edict
Chinese Mandarin:
戒律
(jièlǜ)
— a command or edict
Chinese Mandarin:
戒
(jiè)
— a command or edict
Chinese Mandarin:
誡命 /诫命
(jièmìng)
— a command or edict
Ngazidja Comorian:
amrisho
— a command or edict
Czech:
přikázání
— a command or edict
Danish:
bud
— a command or edict
Dutch:
gebod
— a command or edict
Estonian:
käsk
— a command or edict
Faroese:
boð
— a command or edict
Finnish:
määräys
— a command or edict
French:
commandement
— a command or edict
Galician:
mandamento
— a command or edict
Galician:
aprémeo
— a command or edict
Galician:
preceito
— a command or edict
Georgian:
მცნება
(mcneba)
— a command or edict
German:
Gebot
— a command or edict
Gothic:
𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃
(anabūsns)
— a command or edict
Greek:
εντολή
(entolí)
— a command or edict
Hebrew:
מצווה \ מִצְוָה
(mitsvá)
— a command or edict
Hindi:
आज्ञा
(ājñā)
— a command or edict
Hindi:
धर्मादेश
(dharmādeś)
— a command or edict
Hindi:
फ़रमान
(farmān)
— a command or edict
Hungarian:
parancsolat
— a command or edict
Hungarian:
parancs
— a command or edict
Icelandic:
boðorð
— a command or edict
Indonesian:
titah
— a command or edict
Indonesian:
firman
— a command or edict
Indonesian:
rukun
— a command or edict
Italian:
comandamento
— a command or edict
Japanese:
戒律
(kairitsu)
— a command or edict
Japanese:
戒
(kai)
— a command or edict
Kazakh:
парыз
(paryz)
— a command or edict
Kazakh:
уағыз
(uağyz)
— a command or edict
Khmer:
បញ្ញត្តិ
(baññat)
— a command or edict
Korean:
계명
(gyemyeong)
— a command or edict
Northern Kurdish:
ferman
— a command or edict
Northern Kurdish:
raspêrî
— a command or edict
Kyrgyz:
парыз
(parız)
— a command or edict
Lao:
ບັນຍັດ
(ban nyat)
— a command or edict
Lao:
ສິກຂາບົດ
(sik khā bot)
— a command or edict
Lao:
ສິນ
(sin)
— a command or edict
Latin:
praeceptum
— a command or edict
Latvian:
bauslis
— a command or edict
Lithuanian:
įsakymas
— a command or edict
Macedonian:
заповед
(zapoved)
— a command or edict
Malay:
rukun
— a command or edict
Maltese:
kmandament
— a command or edict
Middle English:
comaundement
— a command or edict
Middle English:
maundement
— a command or edict
Middle English:
bodeword
— a command or edict
Norwegian Bokmål:
bud
— a command or edict
Occitan:
comandament
— a command or edict
Ojibwe:
aangwaamitaagoziwin
— a command or edict
Church Slavic:
заповѣдь
(zapovědĭ)
— a command or edict
Palauan:
llach
— a command or edict
Pali:
sikkhāpada
— a command or edict
Pashto:
امر
(amr, amᶕr)
— a command or edict
Pashto:
حکم
(hokm)
— a command or edict
Pashto:
فرمان
(farmãn)
— a command or edict
Persian:
فرمان
(farmân)
— a command or edict
Plautdietsch:
Jeboot
— a command or edict
Polish:
przykazanie
— a command or edict
Portuguese:
mandamento
— a command or edict
Romanian:
comandament
— a command or edict
Romanian:
poruncă
— a command or edict
Russian:
за́поведь
(zápovedʹ)
— a command or edict
Serbo-Croatian:
заповед
— a command or edict
Serbo-Croatian:
заповијед
— a command or edict
Serbo-Croatian:
заповест
— a command or edict
Serbo-Croatian:
zapoved
— a command or edict
Serbo-Croatian:
zapovijed
— a command or edict
Serbo-Croatian:
zapovest
— a command or edict
Slovak:
prikázanie
— a command or edict
Slovene:
zapoved
— a command or edict
Spanish:
mandamiento
— a command or edict
Spanish:
comandamiento
— a command or edict
Swahili:
kanuni
— a command or edict
Swedish:
budord
— a command or edict
Swedish:
bud
— a command or edict
Tajik:
фармон
(farmon)
— a command or edict
Tajik:
амр
(amr)
— a command or edict
Tajik:
амри динӣ
(amr-i dini)
— a command or edict
Tatar:
әмер
(ämer)
— a command or edict
Thai:
บัญญัติ
(ban-yàt)
— a command or edict
Thai:
ประกาศิต
(bprà-gaa-sìt)
— a command or edict
Thai:
ศีล
(sǐin)
— a command or edict
Tocharian B:
yaitkor
— a command or edict
Turkish:
emir
— a command or edict
Turkish:
buyruk
— a command or edict
Turkish:
buyrultu
— a command or edict
Turkish:
ferman
— a command or edict
Turkish:
yarlık
— a command or edict
Turkmen:
buýruk
— a command or edict
Turkmen:
emir
— a command or edict
Ukrainian:
за́повідь
(zápovidʹ)
— a command or edict