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First Commandment

American  

noun

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


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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

The Christian who believes         in the First Commandment is a monotheist.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy

A. The First Commandment helps us to keep the great Commandment of the love of God because it commands us to adore God alone.

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

A. The First Commandment is: "I am the Lord thy God: thou shalt not have strange gods before Me."

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

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