Commandment vs Maxim - What's the difference?
commandment | maxim | Related terms |
Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
* Bible, John xiii. 34
The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
* Shakespeare
(legal) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
* 1776 , ,
Commandment is a related term of maxim.
As nouns the difference between commandment and maxim
is that commandment is one of the ten commandments while maxim is maximum.As an adjective maxim is
maximum, greatest, highest.commandment
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* commaundment (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another.
- And therefore put I on the countenance / Of stern commandment .
maxim
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(en noun)Wealth of Nations, page 768:
- In every age and country of the world men must have attended to the characters, designs, and actions of one another, and many reputable rules and maxims for the conduct of human life, must have been laid down and approved of by common consent.