a golden rule
41golden rule — The term used since the Reformation for the words of Jesus recorded in Matt. 7:12 as being of great value; ‘in everything do to others as you would have them do to you’ to express the obligation of love to both God and neighbour. There is a… …
42golden rule — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. principle, tenet, guideline. See maxim …
43GOLDEN RULE — taken from the SERMON ON THE MOUNT where JESUS tells his followers to Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The term has become the basis for a SECULAR MORALITY which essentially says that we ought to act towards others as we… …
44golden rule — do unto others as you would have them do unto you, command based on sayings in the Old and New testament …
45golden rule — noun a basic principle which should always be followed …
46golden rule — noun (usually singular) a very important principle, way of behaving etc that should be remembered …
47Golden Rule — Золотое правило …
48ˌgolden ˈrule — noun [C] an important basic principle that you should always obey when doing a particular activity …
49golden rule — A guide for jurors in their deliberations, sometimes suggested in arguments of counsel, that the jurors place themselves in the position of a litigant. Norton Bros. v Nadebok, 92 Ill App 541, affd 190 111695, 60 NE2d 843. An erroneous principle… …
50Golden — Gold en (g[=o]ld n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden, from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made of gold; consisting of gold. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. [1913 Webster] 3.… …