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Definitions for Commination
[1] a threat of punishment or vengeance.
[2] a denunciation.
[3] (in the Church of England) a penitential office read on Ash Wednesday in which God's anger and judgments are proclaimed against sinners.
[4] the act or an instance of threatening punishment or vengeance
[5] Church of England a recital of prayers, including a list of God's judgments against sinners, in the office for Ash Wednesday
Words related to Commination
obloquy, proscription, curse, execration, condemnation, imprecation, anathema, malediction, denunciation, excommunication, diatribe, threatening
Words nearby Commination
commercialism, commerciality, commercialize, commie, comminate, commination, commines, commingle, comminute, comminuted, comminuted fracture
Origin of Commination
1400–50; late Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin comminātiōn- (stem of comminātīo ), equivalent to commināt(us ), past participle of comminārī to threaten (com- com- + minārī to threaten) + -iōn- -ion
Other words from Commination
com·mi·na·tor , noun
com·min·a·to·ry [kuh -min -uh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kom -uh -nuh -] /kəˈmɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈkɒm ə nə-/ , com·mi·na·tive , adjective
Word origin for Commination
C15: from Latin comminātiō, from comminārī to menace, from com- (intensive) + minārī to threaten
Synonyms for Commination
anathema, condemnation, curse, denunciation, diatribe, excommunication, execration, imprecation, malediction, obloquy, proscription, threat of punishment, threatening