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commination
May. 13th, 2026 07:17 amcommination (kom-uh-NAY-shuhn) - n., a denunciation, esp. one threatening divine punishment.
Also, in the Church of England (and for all I know other other churches), an office read on Ash Wednesday proclaiming God's judgments upon sinners. This dates to the early 15th century, from Anglo-French, from Latin Latin comminātiōn-, stem of comminātīo, past participle of comminārī, to threaten, from com-, here an intensifying prefix + minārī, to threaten.
---L.
Also, in the Church of England (and for all I know other other churches), an office read on Ash Wednesday proclaiming God's judgments upon sinners. This dates to the early 15th century, from Anglo-French, from Latin Latin comminātiōn-, stem of comminātīo, past participle of comminārī, to threaten, from com-, here an intensifying prefix + minārī, to threaten.
---L.
