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golden rule
[ gohl-duhn rool ]
noun
- a rule of ethical conduct, usually phrased “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” paraphrased from the Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament.
- any philosophy, guiding principle, or ideal of behavior, as in a discipline, pursuit, or business:
The protesters agreed that their golden rule would be “no violence.”
golden rule
noun
- any of a number of rules of fair conduct, such as Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them (Matthew 7:12) or thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself (Leviticus 19:28)
- any important principle
a golden rule of sailing is to wear a life jacket
- the principle advocated by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown (in office 1997–2007) that a government should only borrow to invest
- another name for rule of three
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of golden rule1
First recorded in 1550–60
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Idioms and Phrases
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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