golden rule

1. 1.

   any important rule

   “the golden rule of teaching is to be clear”

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2. 2.

   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”

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Questions about golden rule

What does golden rule mean?

golden rule means "any important rule". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is golden rule a common word?

golden rule is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.