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commination

[kom-uh-nay-shuhn] / ˌkɒm əˈneɪ ʃən /


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Nowhere, however, in this Epistle is there any trace of an established ministry; on the contrary, at the close, the 'spiritual' among them are instructed to administer the office of commination.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Walter Richard Cassels

Then follows a commination at the end, which is not unusual in such cases.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur

There was more than unveiling of the weakness of any human policy or party; the letter was in part a commination of individual conduct.

From Lewis Rand by Mary Johnston

He's cursed me forever—Put it all down in black and white—a regular commination service.

From The Incomplete Amorist by E. (Edith) Nesbit

Always, at the end of these commination services, Tom would say to Dennis, the man, "I an't a-speakin' to you, old socks, so keep yer hair on."

From Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch by Horace Annesley Vachell




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