commandment
Example Sentences
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Nor is there any commandment to spread the religion over the face of the earth.
I was following one of the most important commandments of retirement: Keep busy to stave off feelings of isolation or depression.
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
The Odo commandment “do not despair of death” reads on the surface like compassion — acceptance of loss is something everyone, including Faruq, needs to manage.
From Los Angeles Times
“Do you think we’re going to betray the greatest commandment, to love your neighbor as yourself?”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
