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Golden Rule

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Noun

1. golden rule

any important rule

Example Sentences:
'the golden rule of teaching is to be clear'

2. golden rule

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

Example Sentences:
'Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Golden Rule

see synonyms of golden rule
noun
1. 
any of a number of rules of fair conduct, such as Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them (Matthew 7:12) or thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself (Leviticus 19:28)
2. 
any important principle
a golden rule of sailing is to wear a life jacket
3.  another name for rule of three

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Golden Rule

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the precept that one should behave toward others as one would want others to behave toward oneself: see Matt. 7:12; Luke 6:31

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Golden Rule

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n.
1. often Golden Rule
a. The ethical principle that one should behave toward others as one would have others behave toward oneself.
b. An expression of this principle, especially the words of Jesus in the New Testament verses Matthew 7:12 and Luke 6:31.
2. A fundamental principle to be followed in order to ensure success in general or in a particular undertaking: the golden rule of investing.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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