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Definition of commination in English: comminationnoun ˌkɒmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌkɑməˈneɪʃən mass noun1The action of threatening divine vengeance. 天谴的威吓 Example sentencesExamples - And he shows that all those comminations and threats which we read in the Scriptures of the New Testament in no way belong to the nature of the Gospel properly so called, but are the confirmation of the law.
- The text begins with the morning prayer and ends with a commination.
- An agreement between God and Man, about the way of obtaining consummate happiness, including a commination of eternal destruction, with which the contemner of the happiness, offered in that way, is to be punished.
- It is therefore a very necessary and important point, to inquire whether there be really any such thing, as a sanction of natural laws, that is, whether they are accompanied with comminations and promises, punishments and rewards.
- It was his job to save them and not to shake his head and thunder comminations.
Synonyms threatening remark, warning, ultimatum, intimidating remark - 1.1 The recital of divine threats against sinners in the Anglican Liturgy for Ash Wednesday.
（英国国教圣灰星期三礼拜仪式上的）天谴威吓吟诵 Example sentencesExamples - And the terror of the covenant of works is increased by repeated comminations; and that voice heard, ‘cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them,’ Deut. xxvii. 26.
- 1.2count noun The church service that includes the commination.
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OriginLate Middle English: from Latin comminatio(n-), from the verb comminari, from com- (expressing intensive force) + minari 'threaten'. Definition of commination in US English: comminationnounˌkɑməˈneɪʃənˌkäməˈnāSHən 1The action of threatening divine vengeance. 天谴的威吓 Example sentencesExamples - It was his job to save them and not to shake his head and thunder comminations.
- It is therefore a very necessary and important point, to inquire whether there be really any such thing, as a sanction of natural laws, that is, whether they are accompanied with comminations and promises, punishments and rewards.
- An agreement between God and Man, about the way of obtaining consummate happiness, including a commination of eternal destruction, with which the contemner of the happiness, offered in that way, is to be punished.
- And he shows that all those comminations and threats which we read in the Scriptures of the New Testament in no way belong to the nature of the Gospel properly so called, but are the confirmation of the law.
- The text begins with the morning prayer and ends with a commination.
Synonyms threatening remark, warning, ultimatum, intimidating remark - 1.1 The recital of divine threats against sinners in the Anglican Liturgy for Ash Wednesday.
（英国国教圣灰星期三礼拜仪式上的）天谴威吓吟诵 Example sentencesExamples - And the terror of the covenant of works is increased by repeated comminations; and that voice heard, ‘cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them,’ Deut. xxvii. 26.
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin comminatio(n-), from the verb comminari, from com- (expressing intensive force) + minari ‘threaten’. |