Decalogue

or Dec·a·log

[ dek-uh-lawg, -log ]

noun
  1. (sometimes lowercase) the Ten Commandments. Exodus 20:2–17; Deuteronomy 5:6–21.

Origin of Decalogue

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English decalog, from Late Latin decalogus, from Medieval Greek, Greek dekálogos; see origin at deca-, -logue

Words Nearby Decalogue

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How to use Decalogue in a sentence

  • Both the positive precept and the statutes of the Decalogue unfolded what was designed as a covenant claim.

  • Every command of the Decalogue was issued, and punishment followed for its breach, before the existence of the engraved tables.

    Landholding In England | Joseph Fisher
  • It is enjoined in the first three precepts of the Decalogue.

  • In the Decalogue, the stranger dwelling among them is recognised.

  • This demand for true worship covers the first part of the Decalogue, "Thou shalt have no other gods besides Me."

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein

British Dictionary definitions for Decalogue

Decalogue

/ (ˈdɛkəˌlɒɡ) /


noun
  1. another name for the Ten Commandments

Origin of Decalogue

1
C14: from Church Latin decalogus, from Greek, from deka ten + logos word

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