Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun commandment

2 senses of commandment

Sense 1
commandment -- (something that is commanded)
       => command, bid, bidding, dictation -- (an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)

Sense 2
teaching, precept, commandment -- (a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts")
       => doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism -- (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)