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commination
[ kom-uh-ney-shuhn ]
noun
- a threat of punishment or vengeance.
- a denunciation.
- (in the Church of England) a penitential office read on Ash Wednesday in which God's anger and judgments are proclaimed against sinners.
commination
/ ˌkɒmɪˈneɪʃən; -trɪ; ˈkɒmɪnətərɪ /
noun
- the act or an instance of threatening punishment or vengeance
- Church of England a recital of prayers, including a list of God's judgments against sinners, in the office for Ash Wednesday
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Derived Forms
- comminatory, adjective
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Other Words From
- commi·nator noun
- com·min·a·to·ry [k, uh, -, min, -, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kom, -, uh, -n, uh, -], commi·native adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of commination1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of commination1
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Example Sentences
The breezes that blew around his mouth in that walk carried off upon them the accents of a commination.
In that hour that earlier form of absolution will reverse itself on his lips into one of commination.
Then Oliver had a try; but in a minute he, too, was reciting the commination service.
This is as it should be, enabling a sound Briton to go to church, without praying for the Commination Service.
They have held Commination Services, recited mantras, and cursed us solemnly for days.
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