Synonyms of the word

commandment

• n. Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
• n. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
• n. (law) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.

bid

• v. (transitive) To issue a command; to tell.
• v. (transitive) To invite; to summon; to pray for; to offer.
• v. (transitive) To utter a greeting or salutation.
• v. (intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
• v. (transitive) To offer as a price.
• v. (intransitive) To make an attempt.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, card games) To announce (one's goal), before starting play.
• v. (obsolete) To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.
• n. An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
• n. (ultimate frisbee) A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
• n. An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).

bidding

• v. present participle of bid.
• n. That which one is bidden to do; a command.
• n. The act of placing a bid.

command

• n. An order to do something.
• n. The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
• n. power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
• n. A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
• n. The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
• n. (military) A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer;…
• n. Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
• n. (computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform…
• n. (baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
• v. (transitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
• v. (transitive) To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have…
• v. (transitive) To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
• v. (transitive) to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
• v. (transitive) To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
• v. (transitive) To hold, to control the use of.
• v. (intransitive, archaic) To have a view, as from a superior position.
• v. (obsolete) To direct to come; to bestow.

dictation

• n. (uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.
• n. (countable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.
• n. (countable) The act of ordering or commanding.
• n. (uncountable) Orders given in an overbearing manner.

doctrine

• n. A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
• n. The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader,…

ism

• n. An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
• n. Specifically, a form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.

philosophy

• n. (uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom.
• n. (uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism.
• n. (countable) A comprehensive system of belief.
• n. (countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
• n. (countable) A general principle (usually moral).
• n. (archaic) A broader branch of (non-applied) science.
• n. (French printing, dated) Synonym of small pica.
• v. (now rare) To philosophize.

precept

• n. A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
• n. (law) A written command, especially a demand for payment.
• v. (obsolete) To teach by precepts.

teaching

• n. Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
• n. The profession of teaching.
• v. present participle of teach.