What is the meaning of Golden Rule?

noun

  • Any important rule.
    • usage: "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"
  • A command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount. "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7: 12)
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