Words similar to commandment

Example sentences for: commandment

How can you use “commandment” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The Hebrew expression in the Sixth Commandment, lo tirtsach, is generally read: Thou shall not commit murder.
Ten Commandment Book Covers: "Beautifully designed, these book covers reverently portray the importance of a higher law in the lives of our school children.
Novak Outs Source: Robert Novak breaks a journalistic commandment on Capital Gang by revealing that Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox leaked information about his investigations to Novak and other reporters in background briefings 25 years ago.
Allow me a short digression on the commandment against killing to illustrate the phenomenon of a text that carries one meaning on its surface and a more radical meaning beneath.
Was the punishment particularly harsh because the affair reminded everyone, including the King himself, that his Majesty behaved according to the “Revised” Commandment?