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
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
“We have a commandment to conquer it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
It makes me scramble around in my head, trying to imagine my way around his commandment, but I cannot.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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
It's one of the great dental commandments - brushing twice a day - and that's what the NHS recommends.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 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
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
Savoring good prose is not just a more effective way to develop a writerly ear than obeying a set of commandments; it’s a more inviting one.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing commandment
Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 5–7
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