commandment

kəˈmændmənt
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Translation of commandment into German

Noun

1.

rules

rule or command given by authority
  • The general issued a commandment to his troops.Der General erteilte seinen Truppen ein Gebot.
2.

religion

divine rule, especially from the Bible
  • The commandment to honor your parents is important.Das Gebot, deine Eltern zu ehren, ist wichtig.
3.

teaching

Dated
principle or doctrine taught
Dated
Gebot Lehrsatz mDoktrin f
  • The commandment of kindness is taught in schools.Das Gebot der Freundlichkeit wird in Schulen gelehrt.
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Synonyms and analogies of commandment in English

Examples of commandment in a sentence

  • Breaking a commandment was considered a serious offense.
  • The commandment against stealing is taught in Sunday school.
  • Following the commandment to love thy neighbor is emphasized in sermons.
  • The commandment of honesty is valued in our family.
  • He followed the commandment of respect in all dealings.

Translations of "commandment" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasGebotnn.

Quality without compromise is thus the top-most commandment for our products.

Qualität ohne Kompromisse ist daher oberstes Gebot für unsere Produkte.

My commandment to you after I am gone is this...

Mein Gebot an euch nachdem ich weg bin ist dieses...

derBefehlnm.

Again, this is not a suggestion, but a commandment.

Auch das ist kein Rat, sondern ein Befehl.

But I speak this by indulgence, not by commandment.

Dies aber sage ich als Zugeständnis, nicht als Befehl.

dieVorschriftnf.

It is a "commandment and law in our Talmud".

Es sei eine Vorschrift u. Gesetz in unserem Talmud.

Children are more impressed with the pain of disobedience than they are with the particular precept or commandment set down.

Kinder lassen sich eher durch die Schmerzen des Ungehorsams beeindrucken als durch die einzelne Vorschrift oder Aufforderung selbst.

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  • Weisungnf.

commandment: Examples and translations in context

The natural man's love becomes through culture a commandment.

Die Liebe des natürlichen Menschen wird durch die Bildung ein Gebot.

So moving to our second commandment that I wanted to show you.

Nun zu unserem zweiten Gebot, das ich Ihnen zeigen wollte.

I've pretty much broken every commandment they ever taught me.

Ich brach so ziemlich jedes Gebot, das mir dort beigebracht wurde.

I would like to give you a new insight connected with commandment.

Ich möchte euch eine neue Erkenntnis in Verbindung mit dem Gebot geben.

Any breach of others' property goes against the eighth commandment.

Jedes Antasten des Eigentums eines anderen richtet sich gegen das achte Gebot.

But there is no particular mentioning anymore about a tenth commandment.

Von einem weiteren zehnten Gebote ist dann weiter keine besondere Rede mehr.

Should you not try to fulfil this commandment first? ...

Müsset ihr nicht zuerst versuchen, dieses Gebot zu erfüllen? ...

And withit we are in the third commandment for marriage.

Und damit kommen wir auch zum dritten Gebot für die Ehe.

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