English noun: commandment | |||
1. | commandment (communication) something that is commanded | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bid, bidding, command, dictation | ||
Instance hyponym | Decalogue, Ten Commandments | ||
2. | commandment (cognition) a doctrine that is taught | ||
Samples | The teachings of religion. He believed all the Christian precepts. | ||
Synonyms | precept, teaching | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Golden Rule, mitsvah, mitzvah | ||