commination

English Thesaurus

1. a threat of divine punishment or vengeance (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	threat,
definition	:	declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another (noun.communication)

2. prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	orison, petition, prayer,
definition	:	reverent petition to a deity (noun.communication)