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Decalogue definition

dĕkə-lôg, -lŏg
A fundamental set of rules having authoritative weight.
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(bible) The Ten Commandments.
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Alternative spelling of Decalogue.
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Alternative Form of decalogue - decalog

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Noun

Singular:
decalogue
Plural:
decalogues

Origin of decalogue

  • Middle English decalog from Late Latin decalogus from Greek dekalogos deka ten dekm̥ in Indo-European roots logos word, pronouncement leg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Decalogue Sentence Examples

  • The most important medieval exposition of the Decalogue is that of Nicolaus de Lyra; and the 15th century, in which the Decalogue acquired special importance in the confessional, was prolific in treatises on the subject (Antoninus of Florence, Gerson, &c.).

  • The Bible wholly rejects polytheism, and the Decalogue jealousy reserves worship for YHWH.

  • In the view of this editor the Decalogue alone formed the basis of the covenant at Sinai-Horeb, and in order to retain J's version, he represented it as a renewal of the tables of stone which Moses had broken.4 The legislation contained in xxxiv.

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