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Sixth Commandment

Sixth Commandment proper noun: the Commandment that states that killing a human being is a sin; commonly recited as "You shall not murder", "You shall not kill" or "Thou shalt not kill".

Proper noun

Sixth Commandment

  1. The Commandment that states that killing a human being is a sin; commonly recited as "You shall not murder", "You shall not kill" or "Thou shalt not kill".
    • Long before, in the great controversy over smallpox inoculation, he was said to have been an anticlerical heretic who violated the Sixth Commandment and deserved to be stuck in the pillory; [...]1968, Bernard Bailyn, The origins of American politics, reprint edition, Knopf, page 60
    • "And you're not going to kill anybody?"
      "Hay, this is your dad," I said, a little hurt. "Sixth commandment, remember?" It didn't mention anything about near-killing.2011, Mitchell Creepo, Heaven is a Deal, eBookIt.com, →ISBN, page 22

Forms of Sixth Commandment

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Questions about Sixth Commandment

What does Sixth Commandment mean?
Sixth Commandment means the Commandment that states that killing a human being is a sin; commonly recited as "You shall not murder", "You shall not kill" or "Thou shalt not kill".
What part of speech is Sixth Commandment?
Sixth Commandment is a proper noun.

Words near Sixth Commandment in the dictionary

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