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

This, of course, was a violation of the third commandment and a serious matter in Manning’s world, where the word of God is inerrant.

From Washington Post

Crum had preached a few Sundays before about the Third Commandment — “Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain” — but as Misty saw it, Trump belittled God and all of God’s creation when he called people names like “loser” and “stupid.”

From Washington Post

He learnt the Ten Commandments by heart, so whenever I heard him use a swear word I made him repeat the third commandment.

From Project Gutenberg

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

Many soldiers were kept from using oaths before a battle on account of the penalty accruing from breaking the Third Commandment, to-wit: “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his name in vain.”

From Project Gutenberg