Official orders or rules that must be obeyed, especially the ten rules from the Bible that form the foundation of Judeo-Christian morality.
From Old French 'commandement,' derived from Latin 'commandare' (to entrust, to command). The famous 'Ten Commandments' were established in Judeo-Christian tradition as divinely given laws.
The Ten Commandments are one of history's most influential ethical codes—they appear not just in religion but in law systems worldwide, showing how ancient religious ideas became the basis for modern legal concepts like 'don't steal' and 'don't commit murder.'
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