Ten Commandments
nounUK /ˌten kəˈmɑːndmənts/
US /ˌten kəˈmændmənts/
The ten important rules that God gave to Moses in the Bible.
The children learned the Ten Commandments at Sunday school.
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2. A set of ten essential rules or principles for any activity.
The coach's ten commandments of teamwork were posted in the locker room.
3. The two stone tablets on which the rules were said to be written.
The painting shows Moses carrying the Ten Commandments down the mountain.
4. A moral code that people treat as absolutely binding.
He followed the ten commandments of healthy eating without exception.