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commination
[ kom-uh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɒm əˈneɪ ʃən /
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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.
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Origin of commination
OTHER WORDS FROM commination
com·mi·na·tor, nouncom·min·a·to·ry [kuh-min-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kom-uh-nuh-], /kəˈmɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈkɒm ə nə-/, com·mi·na·tive, adjectiveWords nearby commination
commercial traveller, commercial vehicle, commère, commie, comminate, commination, Commines, commingle, comminute, comminuted fracture, comminutor
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British Dictionary definitions for commination
commination
/ (ˌkɒmɪˈneɪʃən) /
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
Derived forms of commination
comminatory (ˈkɒmɪnətərɪ, -trɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for commination
C15: from Latin comminātiō, from comminārī to menace, from com- (intensive) + minārī to threaten
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