Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun golden_rule

2 senses of golden rule

Sense 1
golden rule -- (any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear")
       => rule, prescript -- (prescribed guide for conduct or action)

Sense 2
Golden Rule -- (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))
       => teaching, precept, commandment -- (a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts")