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commandment

noun as in law

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Because I believe, they were upset that I was breaking the commandment to honor thy father and mother.

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That pragmatic streak was on display in 2005, when he served as the pivotal vote in two separate cases about public displays of the Ten Commandments.

We don’t figure out everything from scratch, we rely on cultural knowledge and cultural habits, but we didn’t get culture from Martians, we didn’t get it from God’s commandments, we got it from the feats and accomplishments of human beings.

This is a divine commandment in the Quran and exemplified in the life of the Prophet Muhammad.

They treat MBP not only as a divine commandment, but one that bears incredible social weight in the community.

America is coming dangerously close to replacing the second commandment (do not worship false idols) with the Second Amendment.

Perhaps you might find in a particular ritual or commandment a way of expressing your sense of awe.

Bennett even called it a “mitzvah,” which translates literally into "commandment."

And the first commandment of the modern GOP reads: “Thou Shalt Not Vote to Raise Taxes.”

That was a considerable sensible commandment of yourn, always to shoot the foremost of the Mexicans when they attacked.

By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.

Moreover the woods, and every sweetsmelling tree have overshadowed Israel by the commandment of God.

But his charge, or his law and covenant, as a trust, he explicitly gives his people commandment to keep.

The art of breaking the tenth commandment—thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife—has reached its highest perfection in France.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to commandment, such as: edict, precept, mitzvah, order, and rule.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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