Commination
Pronunciation : Com`mi*na"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. comminatio, from comminary to threaten; com- + minari to threaten: cf. F. commination.]
Definition : 1. A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance. With terrible comminations to all them that did resist. I. Taylor.
2. 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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