Ten Commandments
Stone tablet directives
The Ten Commandments are the fundamental moral laws given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, according to the Hebrew Bible.
They prohibit murder, theft, adultery, and false witness, among other offenses, and command honoring parents and keeping the Sabbath.
The phrase extends to any set of basic rules or principles: the ten commandments of good investing.
Also called the Decalogue.
Hebrew prophet, liberator
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- SinaiEgyptian peninsula, biblical peak
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- DeuteronomyFifth Torah book
Torah · Pentateuch · Israelites · Hebrews · Yahweh · revelation · monotheism · prophets
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- filmMovie or coating
- courthouseLegal proceedings venue
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- public displayPresentation before onlookers
Charlton Heston · separation of church and state · religious freedom · Judeo-Christian · heritage · tradition · education · catechism
Religious reverence and praise
- idolatryVeneration of false gods
- sabbathDesignated period of repose
- graven imagesCarved objects of worship
- false godsIllegitimate objects of worship
holiness · blasphemy · reverence · piety · devotion · altar · sacred · profane
Formal orders against something
- thou shalt notArchaic command against
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
virtue · conscience · integrity · honesty · honor · respect · faithfulness · obedience
Enforceable societal rules
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- codesSystems for secrecy
- prohibitionsFormal orders against something
mandates · jurisprudence · natural law · divine law · Sharia · Halakha · canon law · legislation
Moses
Hebrew prophet, liberator
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- SinaiEgyptian peninsula, biblical peak
- ExodusMass departure from a place
Deuteronomy · Torah · Pentateuch · Israelites · Hebrews · Yahweh · revelation · monotheism · prophets · Aaron
DeMille
Hollywood director surname
- filmMovie or coating
- courthouseLegal proceedings venue
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
Charlton Heston · public display · separation of church and state · religious freedom · Judeo-Christian · heritage · tradition · education · catechism · memorization
worship
Religious reverence and praise
- idolatryVeneration of false gods
- sabbathDesignated period of repose
- graven imagesCarved objects of worship
false gods · holiness · blasphemy · reverence · piety · devotion · altar · sacred · profane · apostasy
prohibitions
Formal orders against something
- thou shalt notArchaic command against
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
righteousness · virtue · conscience · integrity · honesty · honor · respect · faithfulness · obedience · sin
laws
Enforceable societal rules
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- codesSystems for secrecy
prohibitions · mandates · jurisprudence · natural law · divine law · Sharia · Halakha · canon law · legislation · codification
- Biblical ReferencesAdam and Eve, ark, forbidden fruit, Garden of Eden, burning bush
- Bible for kidschildren's Bible, illustrated Bible, Bible stories, baby Jesus, David and Goliath
- Bible StoriesAdam and Eve, David and Goliath, Noah's Ark, Jonah and the whale, nativity
- Abrahamic faithsJudaism, Christianity, Islam, Abraham, God
- Hebrew BibleTanakh, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
- Jewish HistoryHolocaust, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon
Ten Commandmentssuggestions
Proposed ideas or advice
helpful hints · recommendations · guidelines · advice · proposals
Ten Commandmentslawlessness
Absence of governing rules
sin · transgression · amorality · mortal sins · libertinism