"commandment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈmɑːndmənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəˈmændmənt/ [General-American], /kəˈmændɪmənt/ [obsolete], /kəˈmændɪˌmɛnt/ [obsolete] Audio: en-us-commandment.ogg [US] Forms: commandments [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|comaundement}} Middle English comaundement, {{der|en|fro|comandement}} Old French comandement, {{m|fro|comander}} comander, {{m|en|command}} command Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} commandment (countable and uncountable, plural commandments)
  1. (religion) A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Religion, Directives
    Sense id: en-commandment-en-noun-tbLUs2V8 Disambiguation of Directives: 48 25 20 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 29 25 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 23 36 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 36 24 4 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. (archaic) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Translations (a command or edict): urdhëresë [feminine] (Albanian), وَصِيَّة (waṣiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), պատվիրան (patviran) (Armenian), əmr (Azerbaijani), buyruq (Azerbaijani), fərman (Azerbaijani), шарт (şart) (Bashkir), за́паведзь (zápavjedzʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), за́повед (zápoved) [feminine] (Bulgarian), декре́т (dekrét) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ပညတ်တော် (pa.nyattau) (Burmese), ပညတ်ချက် (pa.nyathkyak) (Burmese), manament [masculine] (Catalan), 戒律 (jièlǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), (jiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 誡命 (Chinese Mandarin), 诫命 (jièmìng) (Chinese Mandarin), заповѣдь (zapovědĭ) [Cyrillic, feminine] (Church Slavic), přikázání [neuter] (Czech), bud [neuter] (Danish), gebod [neuter] (Dutch), käsk (Estonian), boð [neuter] (Faroese), määräys (Finnish), commandement [masculine] (French), mandamento [masculine] (Galician), aprémeo [masculine] (Galician), preceito [masculine] (Galician), მცნება (mcneba) (Georgian), Gebot [neuter] (German), 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃 (anabūsns) [feminine] (Gothic), εντολή (entolí) [feminine] (Greek), מצווה \ מִצְוָה (mitsvá) [feminine] (Hebrew), आज्ञा (ājñā) [feminine] (Hindi), धर्मादेश (dharmādeś) [masculine] (Hindi), फ़रमान (farmān) [masculine] (Hindi), parancsolat (Hungarian), parancs (Hungarian), boðorð [neuter] (Icelandic), titah (Indonesian), firman (Indonesian), rukun (Indonesian), comandamento [masculine] (Italian), 戒律 (kairitsu) (alt: かいりつ) (Japanese), (kai) (alt: かい) (Japanese), парыз (paryz) (Kazakh), уағыз (uağyz) (Kazakh), បញ្ញត្តិ (baññat) (Khmer), 계명 (gyemyeong) (alt: 誡命) (Korean), парыз (parız) (Kyrgyz), ບັນຍັດ (ban nyat) (Lao), ສິກຂາບົດ (sik khā bot) [Buddhism, religion, lifestyle] (Lao), ສິນ (sin) (Lao), praeceptum [neuter] (Latin), bauslis [masculine] (Latvian), įsakymas [masculine] (Lithuanian), заповед (zapoved) [feminine] (Macedonian), rukun (Malay), kmandament [masculine] (Maltese), comaundement (Middle English), maundement (Middle English), bodeword (Middle English), amrisho (Ngazidja Comorian), ferman (Northern Kurdish), raspêrî (Northern Kurdish), bud [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), comandament [masculine] (Occitan), aangwaamitaagoziwin (Ojibwe), llach (Palauan), sikkhāpada [neuter] (Pali), امر (amr, amᶕr) [masculine] (Pashto), حکم (hokm) [masculine] (Pashto), فرمان (farmãn) [masculine] (Pashto), فرمان (farmân) (Persian), Jeboot [neuter] (Plautdietsch), przykazanie [neuter] (Polish), mandamento [masculine] (Portuguese), comandament [neuter] (Romanian), poruncă [feminine] (Romanian), за́поведь (zápovedʹ) [feminine] (Russian), заповед [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), заповијед [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), заповест [Cyrillic, Serbian, also, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zapoved [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zapovijed [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zapovest [Roman, Serbian, also, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prikázanie [neuter] (Slovak), zapoved [feminine] (Slovene), mandamiento [masculine] (Spanish), kanuni (Swahili), budord [neuter] (Swedish), bud [neuter] (Swedish), фармон (farmon) (Tajik), амр (amr) (Tajik), амри динӣ (amri dinī) (Tajik), әмер (ämer) (Tatar), บัญญัติ (ban-yàt) (Thai), ประกาศิต (bprà-gaa-sìt) (Thai), ศีล (sǐin) (Thai), yaitkor (Tocharian B), emir (Turkish), buyruk (Turkish), buyrultu (Turkish), ferman (Turkish), yarlık (Turkish), buýruk (Turkmen), emir (Turkmen), за́повідь (zápovidʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), حکم (hukam, hukm) [masculine] (Urdu), فرمان (farmān) [masculine] (Urdu), بۇيرۇق (buyruq) (Uyghur), amr (Uzbek), buyruq (Uzbek), farmon (Uzbek), điều răn (Vietnamese), giới luật (Vietnamese), געבאָט (gebot) [neuter] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-commandment-en-noun-odR9u5IU Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 23 36 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 36 24 4 Disambiguation of 'a command or edict': 10 81 6 3
  3. (law) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-commandment-en-noun-Kapvrl7S Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 23 36 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 36 24 4 Topics: law
  4. (obsolete) The act of commanding; exercise of authority. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-commandment-en-noun-MFM6bPUR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: commaundment, commandement [obsolete] Derived forms: eleventh commandment

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          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
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          "word": "ပညတ်တော်"
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          "roman": "jiè",
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          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "誡命"
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          "roman": "jièmìng",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "诫命"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "code": "da",
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          "word": "bud"
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          "word": "määräys"
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          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "a command or edict",
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          "word": "mandamento"
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          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "aprémeo"
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          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "preceito"
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          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mcneba",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "მცნება"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Gebot"
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          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "anabūsns",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃"
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          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "entolí",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "εντολή"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "mitsvá",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "מצווה \\ מִצְוָה"
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        {
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ājñā",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "आज्ञा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "dharmādeś",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "धर्मादेश"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "farmān",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "फ़रमान"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "parancsolat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "parancs"
        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "boðorð"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "titah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "firman"
        },
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "rukun"
        },
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "alt": "かいりつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kairitsu",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "戒律"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "alt": "かい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kai",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "戒"
        },
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          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "paryz",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "парыз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "uağyz",
          "sense": "a command or edict",
          "word": "уағыз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
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          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
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          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
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          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
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          "_dis1": "10 81 6 3",
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of commanding; exercise of authority."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) The act of commanding; exercise of authority."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈmɑːndmənt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈmændmənt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈmændɪmənt/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈmændɪˌmɛnt/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "commaundment"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "commandement"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "urdhëresë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "waṣiyya",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "وَصِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "patviran",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "պատվիրան"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "əmr"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "buyruq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "fərman"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "şart",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "шарт"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zápavjedzʹ",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за́паведзь"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zápoved",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за́повед"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dekrét",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "декре́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "pa.nyattau",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "ပညတ်တော်"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "pa.nyathkyak",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "ပညတ်ချက်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "manament"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jièlǜ",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "戒律"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiè",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "戒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "誡命"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jièmìng",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "诫命"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "přikázání"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bud"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gebod"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "käsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "boð"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "määräys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "commandement"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mandamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aprémeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "preceito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mcneba",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "მცნება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gebot"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "anabūsns",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "entolí",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εντολή"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mitsvá",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מצווה \\ מִצְוָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ājñā",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "आज्ञा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dharmādeś",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "धर्मादेश"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "farmān",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "फ़रमान"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "parancsolat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "parancs"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "boðorð"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "titah"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "firman"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "rukun"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "comandamento"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かいりつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kairitsu",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "戒律"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kai",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "戒"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "paryz",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "парыз"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "uağyz",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "уағыз"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "baññat",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "បញ្ញត្តិ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "誡命",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyemyeong",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "계명"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "ferman"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "raspêrî"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "parız",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "парыз"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ban nyat",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "ບັນຍັດ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "sik khā bot",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "religion",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "ສິກຂາບົດ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "sin",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "ສິນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "praeceptum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bauslis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "įsakymas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zapoved",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "заповед"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "rukun"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kmandament"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "comaundement"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "maundement"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "bodeword"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "amrisho"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bud"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "comandament"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "aangwaamitaagoziwin"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Church Slavic",
      "roman": "zapovědĭ",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "заповѣдь"
    },
    {
      "code": "pau",
      "lang": "Palauan",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "llach"
    },
    {
      "code": "pi",
      "lang": "Pali",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sikkhāpada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "amr, amᶕr",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "امر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "hokm",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "حکم"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "farmãn",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "فرمان"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "farmân",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "فرمان"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Jeboot"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przykazanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mandamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "comandament"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poruncă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zápovedʹ",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за́поведь"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "заповед"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "заповијед"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "Serbian",
        "also",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "заповест"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zapoved"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zapovijed"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "Serbian",
        "also",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zapovest"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "prikázanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zapoved"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mandamiento"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "kanuni"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "budord"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bud"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "farmon",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "фармон"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "amr",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "амр"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "amri dinī",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "амри динӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "ämer",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "әмер"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ban-yàt",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "บัญญัติ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bprà-gaa-sìt",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "ประกาศิต"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǐin",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "ศีล"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "yaitkor"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "emir"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "buyruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "buyrultu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "ferman"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "yarlık"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "buýruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "emir"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zápovidʹ",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за́повідь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "hukam, hukm",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "حکم"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "farmān",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "فرمان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "buyruq",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "بۇيرۇق"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "amr"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "buyruq"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "farmon"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "điều răn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "word": "giới luật"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "gebot",
      "sense": "a command or edict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "געבאָט"
    }
  ],
  "word": "commandment"
}

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