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Commination

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on Ash Wednesday, containing a recital of God's anger and judgments against sinners.

(2):

(n.) A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Commination'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/commination.html. 1828.