First Commandment

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

"There's a body that needs to be identified, you identify it - this is the first commandment of forensic medicine," says Dr Cristina Cattaneo, professor of forensic pathology and anthropology at the University of Milan.

From BBC

It is Edmund White’s narrative brilliance that allows him to break the inviolable First Commandment of writing classes, “Show, don’t tell,” and give us the divinely well-told tale of identical twins who set out to answer the question: Can Texas be transcended?

From New York Times

“You start with the premise, the principle, the almost First Commandment, that politics have absolutely no role in the courtroom,” he told the podcast, “Ipse Dixit.”

From New York Times

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

From Seattle Times

“Well, let’s see. There’s the first commandment, ‘Honor thy father and mother.’”

From Literature