commandment
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behest, charge, command, decree, dictate, direction, directive, do, edict, imperative, injunction, instruction, order, word
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Of all the beauty commandments, wiping off your makeup before going to bed is one of the most important. — Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, "Golden Barbie Jasmine Sanders Shows Off Her Nighttime Skincare Routine," 8 Jan. 2019 Beyond knowing how to lay them, caring for your edges is almost like a first commandment for black women. — Janell Hickman, Allure, "How to Regrow Your Hairline When Your Edges Are Literally Snatched," 8 Aug. 2018 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Why All the Justifications for Child Separation Are Bullshit," 20 June 2018 For those who know Sikhs and their commitment and commandment to service, this was not a surprise. — Manpreet K. Singh, Houston Chronicle, "A selfless commitment to service is central to being a Sikh," 8 Apr. 2018 One of them said, the sixth commandment is, thou shalt not admit adultery. — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, "In Plains, Ga., an evangelical politician like no other," 11 July 2018 Now that’s the first commandment, the second commandment and so on from Silicon Valley. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Business management expert and author Tom Peters on Recode Decode," 7 July 2018 If freedom of personal expression is the COH’s first commandment, then dissolving any societal divides among certain hairstyles comes a close second. — Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com, "At the Culture of Hair salon, the mission is top of mind — and head," 5 July 2018 But tzedek, and its derivative tzedakah (which is a commandment to give as an act of social justice), mean justice and mercy working in unison. — Joseph Holt, Fortune, "I’m a Biblical Scholar. It’s Clear That Jeff Sessions Needs a Bible Lesson," 20 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'commandment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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