commination

Noun

Meaning

A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance.

An office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on Ash Wednesday, containing a recital of God's anger and judgments against sinners.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

damnation warning ban threatening curse condemnation intimidation censure menace blasphemy anathema denunciation proscription tirade execration
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Antonyms

agreement advantage approval honor acceptance harmony
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Hypernyms

prayer petition orison threat

Related terms

comminatory comminate comminative

Examples

Mrs Mensa explained that, there were instances that banks had written to the Commination to alert it of non-existing bank accounts submitted for payment. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

commigrate commigration comminate comminative comminatory Comminges