Third Commandment
Americannoun
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The third commandment might be rendered, “Thou shalt not utter the name of the Lord thy God vainly,” but it is possible that the meaning is that Yahweh’s name is not to be used for purposes of sorcery.
From Project Gutenberg
Third commandment: "Thou shalt condemn the deed, not the child."
From Time Magazine Archive
Arthur Kennedy as a newsman turned phony evangelist, in Ben Hecht's play The Third Commandment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Decrying "this insidious and fast-growing practice," Cardinal Spellman last month urged New York's Roman Catholics to "help others who wittingly or unwittingly may be breaking God's Third Commandment," by refusing to do Sunday buying.
From Time Magazine Archive
Give the chief idea of the third commandment.
From Project Gutenberg
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