First Commandment

American  

noun

1. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me”: first of the Ten Commandments.

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Example Sentences

Anyway, the First Commandment of plane eating is: Thou shalt not bring strong-smelling food on a plane.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2020

At this point things really start humming, but at this point must be enforced the First Commandment for whodunits: thou shalt not tell.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the people have, for instance, at length correctly understood the First Commandment, you may proceed to the Second, and so continue.

From An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism by Stump, Joseph

Now, that is taught in this and in the following article, so that the Creed is nothing else than the answer and confession of Christians arranged with respect to the First Commandment.

From Martin Luther's Large Catechism, translated by Bente and Dau by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

The First Commandment says you shall worship only the true God; the Second says you shall respect His holy name; and the Third says you shall worship Him on a certain day.

From Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Kinkead, Thomas L.