Fifth Commandment

noun

1. “Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee”: fifth of the Ten Commandments.

Example Sentences

"Jamsetji always had been especially fond of Shapurji and saw in him from a very early age the possibilities of great potential; he gave him a lot of attention and had great faith in his abilities, both as a boy and as a man," Saklatvala's daughter, Sehri, writes in The Fifth Commandment, a biography of her father.

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Lae has the Fifth Commandment, “Honor Thy Father and Mother,” tattooed on her arm.

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In Carlin's famous Ten Commandments routine, he holds off a while from commenting on the Fifth Commandment.

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In the Catholic Catechism, abortion itself -- described as "gravely contrary to moral law" -- is classified as a violation of the Fifth Commandment against killing.

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“No,” I said, reminding myself of the Fifth Commandment.

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