Third Commandment

American  

noun

1. “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain”: third of the Ten Commandments.

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Example Sentences

Arthur Kennedy as a newsman turned phony evangelist, in Ben Hecht's play The Third Commandment.

From Time Magazine Archive

The duty of the Third Commandment is to acknowledge and to preach the doctrine of God’s Word; the contrary is blaspheming of God, to be silent and not to confess the truth when need requireth.

From Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther by Bell, Captain Henry

A. The Third Commandment is: Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day.

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

This has been considered in the examination on the Third Commandment.

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

A. The Third Commandment forbids all unnecessary servile work and whatever else may hinder the due observance of the Lord's day.

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