Noun: commination ,kó-mu'ney-shun
- A threat of divine punishment or vengeance
"The preacher's sermon was full of comminations against sinners"
- Prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
"The commination service reminded parishioners of the consequences of sin"; "The priest recited the commination with solemnity"
Derived forms: comminations
Type of: orison [archaic], petition, prayer, threat
Encyclopedia: Commination