commination — ⇒COMMINATION, subst. fém. A. RHÉT. Figure consistant à intimider l auditeur par l annonce de malheurs futurs afin de le contraindre à changer d attitude morale. B. RELIG. CATH. Menaces de châtiment à l adresse du pécheur non repenti : • 1. Le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Commination — Com mi*na tion, n. [L. comminatio, from comminari to threaten; com + minari to threaten: cf. F. commination.] 1. A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance. [1913 Webster] With terrible comminations to all them that did… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Comminatĭon — (v. lat.), 1) Bedrohung; 2) Androhung göttlicher Strafen, in der Anglikanischen Kirche zur Aschermittwoch. Daher Comminatorisch, bedrohend, androhend … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Commination — Commination, Bedrohung; comminatorisch, bedrohend … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
commination — index denunciation, disapprobation, imprecation, menace, notice (warning), phillipic, threat, warning … Law dictionary
commination — [käm΄ə nā′shən] n. [ME comminacioun < L comminatio < comminatus, pp. of comminari, to threaten < com , intens. + minari, to MENACE] a threat or denunciation comminatory [käm′i nə tôr΄ē, kə min′ətôr΄ē] adj … English World dictionary
commination — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin commination , comminatio, from comminari to threaten, from com + minari to threaten more at mount Date: 15th century denunciation • comminatory adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
commination — comminator, n. comminatory /keuh min euh tawr ee, tohr ee, kom euh neuh /, comminative, adj. /kom euh nay sheuhn/, n. 1. a threat of punishment or vengeance. 2. a denunciation. 3. (in the Church of England) a penitential office read on Ash… … Universalium
commination — noun a formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment, read out in church on Ash Wednesday See Also: comminative, comminatory … Wiktionary
commination — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ban, curse, malediction, condemnation, imprecation, anathema, execration, diatribe, excommunication, threatening, obloquy, threat of punishment, damaging imputation, proscription, denunciation, denouncing as evil; see also… … English dictionary for students
