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COMMINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A threat of divine punishment or vengeance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("commination" is a kind of...):
threat (declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("commination" is a kind of...):
orison; petition; prayer (reverent petition to a deity)
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