commandment

英 [kəˈmɑːndmənt]

美 [kəˈmændmənt]

n. 诫条(尤指《圣经》中上帝给犹太人的十诫之一)

BNC.15094 / COCA.14661

牛津词典

noun

诫条（尤指《圣经》中上帝给犹太人的十诫之一）
a law given by God, especially any of the Ten Commandments given to the Jews in the Bible

N-COUNT (《圣经·旧约》十诫中的)一诫
The Ten Commandmentsare the ten rules of behaviour which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible, people should obey.
1. The eighth commandment is 'Thou shalt not steal'.
  第八诫是“不可偷盗”。

noun

a doctrine that is taught
1. the teachings of religion
2. he believed all the Christian precepts
Synonym:teachingprecept
something that is commanded

The commandment of knowledge is yet higher than the commandment over the will.
知识的戒律仍然高于意志的戒律。
But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.
她们在安息日，便遵着诫命安息了。
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight?
你为什么藐视耶和华的命令，行他眼中看为恶的事呢。
What is the first commandment the LORD God gave us?
上帝给你们的第一戒律是什么？
Rom.7:12 So then the law is holy, and the commandment holy and righteous and good.
罗七12这样看来，律法是圣的，诫命也是圣的、义的并善的。
Especially the commandment to love thy neighbor.
特别是爱自己的邻人这一条。
That was our last commandment.
这是我们最后一个命令。
The third commandment forbids all profaning and abusing of any thing wherby God makes himself known.
第三诫命禁止我们亵渎与妄用，凡神藉以彰显自己的任何事物。
Lying is a sin against the eighth commandment.
撒谎是犯了第八条诫律的罪恶。
You are also breaking a biblical commandment: honour thy father and mother.
你还打破了圣经中的戒条：尊敬你的父母。