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/ˌkɒmɪˈneɪʃən/
Noun
A formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment.
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ROMEO Good gentle youth, tempt not a desp’rate man. / ... I beseech thee, youth, / Put not another sin upon my head / By urging me to fury... / PARIS I do defy thy commination / And apprehend thee for a felon here.
Noun
prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
a threat of divine punishment or vengeance
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