Second Commandment Definition & Meaning

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Second Commandment American

noun

1. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them”: second of the Ten Commandments.

Example Sentences

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“As a people of faith our adherence is not to the Second Amendment. It’s to the Second Commandment, which is ’Love your neighbor as yourself,” he says.

From Seattle Times

The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Indianapolis says the southern Indiana couple won’t allow themselves to be photographed, in keeping with their Old Order Amish beliefs that photos of people are “graven images” prohibited by the Second Commandment.

From Seattle Times

“But I believe that would be considered bias and malice aforethought. A violation of the Scythedom’s second commandment by the region’s High Blade would most certainly raise eyebrows at the World Scythe Council’s next global conclave.”

From Literature

But contradicting the famous ban on graven images in the Second Commandment, in this painting God explicitly demands the creation of a work of art.

From New York Times

In short, her adversary had violated the Second Commandment, and must be punished.

From New York Times

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