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law of the tongue

law of the tongue proper noun: appropriate control of one's words.

Proper noun

law of the tongue

  1. Appropriate control of one's words.
    • How close the Psalmist came to the proper law of the tongue when he exclaimed: "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord"1922, Louis Albert Banks, The new ten commandments, and other sermons, page 16

Questions about law of the tongue

What does law of the tongue mean?
Law of the tongue means appropriate control of one's words.
What part of speech is law of the tongue?
Law of the tongue is a proper noun.

Words near law of the tongue in the dictionary

  1. law of the jungle
  2. law of the land
  3. Law of the Medes and Persians
  4. law of the Medes and the Persians
  5. law of the sea
  6. law of the tongue
  7. law of unintended consequences
  8. law of volumes
  9. law of war
  10. law report
  11. law reporter

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