commination
Example Sentences
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Had he chosen another interpretation and delayed, and been mistaken, then, too, commination would have fallen.
From The Long Roll by Mary Johnston
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
"Oh, hang Professor Wildmarsh!" said Keniston, softening the commination with a smile.
From Crucial Instances by Edith Wharton
His method is to ask at once more than human nature can be expected to give, and then pour out a whole commination service of anathemas when his demands are not complied with.
From Great Britain's Sea Policy A Reply to an American Critic reprinted from 'The Atlantic Monthly' by Gilbert Murray
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
