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What is a commandment?

What is a commandment? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (archaic) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
  2. (obsolete) The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
  3. (law) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
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Now he doesn't tell people that these images are gods, per se, but he clearly violates the commandment against graven images.
The second commandment also relates to the problem of idolatry and warns us against worship of the true God in a false way.
Where the commandment does fall down is its lack of relevance to tenement life.
It is moreover expressed by a disannulling of the commandment, the commandment of the priesthood, and of sacrifices and rites belonging to it.
He immediately points out that sins against this commandment include not helping one's neighbor in preventing unchastity.
The third commandment also historically shaped American law and jurisprudence.

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