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Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are laws or rules handed down to Moses by God on Mount Sinai.
(noun)An example of the Ten Commandments are "I am the LORD thy God. Thou shalt have no strange gods before Me" and "Thou shall not kill."
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See Ten Commandments in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Bible the ten laws constituting the fundamental moral code of Israel, given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai; Decalogue: Ex. 20:2-17; Deut. 5:6-22
See Ten Commandments in American Heritage Dictionary 4
plural noun
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The ten injunctions given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, serving as the basis of Mosaic Law.
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