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Commandment vs Permission - What's the difference?

commandment | permission |

As nouns the difference between commandment and permission

is that commandment is one of the ten commandments while permission is authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority).

commandment

English

Alternative forms

* commaundment (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
  • * Bible, John xiii. 34
  • A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another.
  • The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
  • * Shakespeare
  • And therefore put I on the countenance / Of stern commandment .
  • (legal) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
  • permission

    English

    Noun

  • authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
  • Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?
  • The act of permitting.
  • (computing) flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
  • I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission .

    Antonyms

    * prohibition

    Derived terms

    * permissible * permissioning * permissive * planning permission

    Anagrams

    * impression