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Meaning 1
The Ten Commandments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Decalogue
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UK: /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/
noun
Meaning 2
Any set of rules that have the weight of authority
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Decalogue.
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
Meaning 4
the biblical commandments of Moses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Ten Commandments
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Broader terms: commandment
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French Décalogue, from Latin decalogus, from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos, from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”)). Equivalent to deca- + -logue.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: decàleg — set of rules
- Finnish: käskyt — set of rules
- French: décalogue — set of rules
- Greek: δεκάλογος (dekálogos) — set of rules
- Italian: decalogo — set of rules
- Polish: dekalog — set of rules
- Portuguese: decálogo — set of rules
- Spanish: decálogo — set of rules