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 | ||