commandment
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He said his ultra-Orthodox upbringing had shaped his "socialist" outlook, as his father had followed the Jewish commandment to give charity to the poor.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Xiang joked that she was following the first commandment of going analog: “Touch grass.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“Do you think we’re going to betray the greatest commandment, to love your neighbor as yourself?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
The practice is derived from the Bible's fourth commandment which states "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024
“Well, let’s see. There’s the first commandment, ‘Honor thy father and mother.’”
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
I was following one of the most important commandments of retirement: Keep busy to stave off feelings of isolation or depression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Kony said he wanted to install a government based on the biblical 10 commandments, and he was fighting for the rights of the Acholi people in northern Uganda.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
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
I finished collecting grass for the camels, while Papi told me more about the commandments.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Vocabulary lists containing commandment
Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 5–7
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