Decalogue

or Dec·a·log

[ dek-uh-lawg, -log ]

noun

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

Decalogue

/ ˈdɛkəˌlɒɡ /

noun

1. See Ten Commandments
   another name for the Ten Commandments

Word History and Origins

Origin of Decalogue¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Decalogue¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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It is enjoined in the first three precepts of the decalogue.

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In the decalogue, the stranger dwelling among them is recognised.

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

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