About The Word Commination
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Commination
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What's The Definition Of Commination?
[n] a threat of divine punishment or vengeance
[n] prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday Synonyms | Synonyms for Commination: Related Terms | Find terms related to Commination: See Also | orison | petition | prayer | threat Commination In Webster's Dictionary \Com`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. comminatio, from comminari
to threaten; com- + minari to threaten: cf. F. commination.]
1. A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or
vengeance.
With terrible comminations to all them that did
resist. --Foxe.
Those thunders of commination. --I. Taylor.
2. An office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on
Ash Wednesday, containing a recital of God's anger and
judgments against sinners.
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