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GOLDEN RULE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount

Example:

Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Golden Rule" is a kind of...):

commandment; precept; teaching (a doctrine that is taught)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any important rule

Example:

the golden rule of teaching is to be clear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("golden rule" is a kind of...):

prescript; rule (prescribed guide for conduct or action)

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