Decalogue

Dec·a·logue

or Dec·a·log  (dĕk′ə-lôg′, -lŏg′)

n.

1. Bible The Ten Commandments.

2. A fundamental set of rules having authoritative weight.

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[Middle English decalog, from Late Latin decalogus, from Greek dekalogos : deka, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots + logos, word, pronouncement; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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Decalogue

(ˈdɛkəˌlɒɡ)

n

(Bible) another name for the Ten Commandments

[C14: from Church Latin decalogus, from Greek, from deka ten + logos word]

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Ten′ Command′ments

n.pl.

the precepts spoken by God to Israel, delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai; the Decalogue.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Decalogue - the biblical commandments of Moses   Ten Commandments

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Translations

decálogo

décalogue

decalogo

Decalogue

[ˈdekəlɒg] N the Decalogue → el Decálogo

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decalogue

n → Dekalog m

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