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golden rule definition

golden rule

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 Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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