Commination (Noun)
Meaning 1
A threat of divine punishment or vengeance.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 2
Prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The commination read by the rector on Ash Wednesday was a stark reminder of the consequences of sin.
- The historic Book of Common Prayer retained the traditional format of reading the commination on Ash Wednesday as a solemn warning to the congregation.
- The church's commination, read from the Bible, spelled out the dire fate awaiting those who refused to repent.
- The traditional Ash Wednesday service at St. Paul's featured a solemn commination, which underscored God's judgment on sinful humanity.
- For centuries, the commination was a standard feature of the Ash Wednesday liturgy in the Church of England, cautioning parishioners about the wages of sin.