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Commination

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Noun

1. commination

prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday

2. commination

a threat of divine punishment or vengeance

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Commination

see synonyms of commination
noun
1. 
the act or an instance of threatening punishment or vengeance
2. Church of England
a recital of prayers, including a list of God's judgments against sinners, in the office for Ash Wednesday

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Commination

see synonyms of commination
noun
a threat or denunciation

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Commination

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n.
A formal denunciation.

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