golden rule

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Noun golden rule has 2 senses

golden rule - any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"
--₁ is a kind of rule, prescript
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" (Mathew 7:12)
--₂ is a kind of teaching, precept, commandment