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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 Eddy, Mary Baker

Thus the First Commandment is to shine and impart its splendor to all the others.

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

And what, indeed, is the entire Psalter but thoughts and exercises upon the First Commandment?

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