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 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。
And this is why God has given us the first commandment.
上帝也是为此赐给了我们十诫。
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。
Lying is a sin against the eighth commandment.
撒谎是犯了第八条诫律的罪恶。
This is the first and greatest commandment.
这是诫命中的第一，且是最大的。
Is it not the greatest commandment?
那不是最伟大的戒律吗？
31The second is this:'Love your neighbor as yourself.'There is no commandment greater than these.
其次就是说：‘要爱人如已。’再没有比这两条诫命更大的了。
I will issue one last commandment to you all.
我向你们下达最后一条戒律。
For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God.
因为这一切，为了天主的诫命，都应当执行。
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。