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noun

Commination n.

A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance. "With terrible comminations to all them that did resist." "Those thunders of commination."

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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Etymology of 'Commination'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Commination" Quotes from Famous Books

... the plague spots, the defenceless places. Moreover, throughout his exposition there ran a harsh and sombre thread, now felt in denunciation and now in ironic praise. There was more than unveiling of the weakness of any human policy or party; the letter was in part a commination of individual conduct. No name was used, no direct reference given or example quoted; but one with acumen might guess there was a man in mind when the writer sat in judgment. The writer himself was perhaps not aware of the fulness of this betrayal, ...

— Lewis Rand • Mary Johnston

Words linked to "Commination" : prayer, threat, orison