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Meaning of GOLDEN RULE

Pronunciation:  'gowldun rool

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Mathew 7:12)
  2. [n]  any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"
 
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 See Also: precept, prescript, rule, teaching

 

 

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