- plural of commandment.
commandments
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“These shalts and shalt nots are a set of terms and conditions for humankind,” she once said, finally grasping that there were 10 commandments among the 10 Commandments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
They've inspired great works of art and literature, motivated countless believers to obey God's commandments and driven some of the bloodiest conflicts in the collective biography of our species.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2023
The words, taken from a Protestant version of the commandments from the King James Version of the Bible, are the same as those that appear on a monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
For example, the first of the commandments given to Moses by Yahweh demands that the Hebrews “have no other gods before me.”
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The seventh sense, indeed, slowly kills all the other ones, so that at last there is no trouble about the commandments.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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