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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMMINATION

From Latin comminātiō, from comminārī to menace, from com- (intensive) + minārī to threaten.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMINATION

commination  [ˌkɒmɪˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMINATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Commination is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMMINATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of commination in the English dictionary

The definition of commination in the dictionary is the act or an instance of threatening punishment or vengeance. Other definition of commination is a recital of prayers, including a list of God's judgments against sinners, in the office for Ash Wednesday.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMINATION


combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
illumination
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMINATION

commie
commies
comminate
comminative
comminatory
Commines
commingle
comminute
comminuted
comminuted fracture
comminution
commis
commis chef
commiserable
commiserate
commiseratingly
commiseration
commiserative
commiseratively
commiserator

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMINATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of commination in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «commination» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMINATION

Find out the translation of commination to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of commination from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «commination» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

commination
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conminación
570 millions of speakers

English

commination
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

commination
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

commination
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

осуждении
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cominação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

commination
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

commination
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komisyen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

commination
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

commination
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

commination
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pamrih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

commination
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समाप्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

göz korkutma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

comminazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Commination
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

засудженні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

commination
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνδιασμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

commination
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

commination
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

commination
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of commination

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMINATION»

The term «commination» is used very little and occupies the 158.378 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMINATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «commination» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «commination» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about commination

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMINATION»

Discover the use of commination in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to commination and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Works of the Rev. John Howe ...: With Memoirs of His Life
It is to be considered, that these different terms are not apt, fully, to express the same thing: for whereas, it is said in the commination, “ In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt die the death," these are expressions very fitly accommodated to ...
John Howe, Edmund Calamy, 1835
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The works
It is to be considered, that these different terms are not apt, fully, to express the same thing : for whereas, it is said in the commination, " In the day thou ealest thereof thou shalt die the death," these are expressions very fitly accommodated to ...
John Howe, Edmund Calamy, 1835
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Works
And therefore, it might very well be, that though all the fulness and horror; of death, taken in its utmost latitude and comprehension, were included in the commination, there might, in pronouncing the sentence upon Adam, be as great a ...
John Howe, Edmund Calamy, 1835
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The posthumous works of ... John Howe, ed. by J. Hunt
It is to he considered, that between these two, the gospel did intervene ; that is, between the commination and the sentence : the commination was given with the law to man yet innocent : when he was now fallen and had transgressed, then ...
John Howe, John Hunt, 1832
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The Litany and the Commination Service
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Anonymous, 2010
6
Energy in Minerals and Metallurgical Industries
energy produced is used in the mineral industry. Furthermore, 93.4% of this energy is used for commination of minerals (53%) cement (26%) and coal (14.4% ). Obviously, commination of ore to desired particle size is by far the major consumer ...
‎2005
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Benedictine Maledictions: Liturgical Cursing in Romanesque ...
The Service of Commination in the Book of Common Prayer Following the Churching of Women among the occasional services in the Book of Common Prayer comes a penitential service called "Commination." First introduced in the earliest ...
Lester K. Little, 1996
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The Sermons of John Donne
Comminatio First, then, we presume, we presuppose, (and that necessarily) every peece of this part of our Text, to fall under the Commination; they were threatned with the losse of every particular, and therefore they were the worse for every ...
Evelyn Mary Spearing Simpson, George Reuben Potter, John Donne, John Donne
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The Book of Common Prayer: The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662
Denouncing of Gods anger and judgements against sinners, With certain prayers to be used on the first day of Lent, and at other times, as the Ordinary shall appoint. Commination · 1662 ¶ After Morning Prayer, the Litany ended according to ...
Brian Cummings, 2011
10
The Book of Common Prayer: The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662
Denouncing of Gods anger and judgements against sinners, With certain prayers to be used on the first day of Lent, and at other times, as the Ordinary shall appoint. Commination · 1662 ¶ After Morning Prayer, the Litany ended according to ...
Church of England, Brian Cummings, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMINATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term commination is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man choked former girlfriend, stole $1000, police say
He was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, first-degree burglary, interruption of emergency commination. Argus 911: More crime and ... «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jun 15»
2
Senate Plenary Halts 'Chicken Soup Factory' Demolition
... (Unity Party, River Gee County) and Peter Coleman (Congress for Democratic Change, Grand Kru) all spoke in favor of the commination. «Front Page Africa, Jun 15»
3
Associa National Summit Inspires Chicagoland Employees
The group discussed sales and marketing, commination efforts, the new company website, standardization processes, future goals and ... «GlobeNewswire, May 15»
4
PGI releases latest Weekly Piracy Report
The pirates then damaged the vessel's commination equipment and escaped. The entire incident lasted for around seven hours and no injuries ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, May 15»
5
Bishop to newly elected legislators: Slash your outrageous allowances
... the Diocese of Egba with the theme: “Commination: Its Liturgical and Theological Implications (Rebuke, Remorse, Repentance, Restitution, ... «Daily Sun, May 15»
6
Early Signs of Autism May Come From Father's DNA
... for the complex brain development disorder that causes varying degrees of difficulty in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal commination, ... «Medical Daily, Apr 15»
7
Taking initiative, bridging the gap among cultures
... as a transition partner for the Intensive English Commination Program (IECP) for three semesters. She recently received the W. LaMarr Kopp ... «Penn State News, Apr 15»
8
Superintendent speaks to state task force on importance of active …
... and lockdown plans, checklists, school maps, student attendance records, parent contact information and rapid commination channels. «Chicago Tribune, Apr 15»
9
The Guardian view on Jimmy Savile: oblivion's too good for him
Another might be some kind of public ceremony of what used to be called commination, a ritual expression of public condemnation and disgust. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
10
National Instruments' (NATI) CEO James Truchard on Q4 2014 …
... to discuss 5G research and ideas to address the capacity crunch we're facing with commination networks. As 5G technologies and standards ... «Seeking Alpha, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Commination [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/commination>. Apr 2024 ».
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