Decalogue

See also: decalogue, décalogue, and Décalogue

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French Décalogue, from Latin decalogus, from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos, from δέκα (déka, “ten”) +‎ λόγος (lógos, “statement”)).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/

Proper noun

Decalogue

1. The Ten Commandments.

Derived terms

• Ethical Decalogue
• Ritual Decalogue

Translations

the Ten Commandments — see Ten Commandments

See also

• pentalogue
• hexalogue
• septalogue
• octalogue
• nonalogue
• duodecalogue

Noun

Decalogue (plural Decalogues)

1. Any set of rules that have the weight of authority

Translations

set of rules

• Catalan: decàleg m
• Finnish: käskyt pl
• French: décalogue (fr) m
• Greek: δεκάλογος (el) m (dekálogos)
• Italian: decalogo (it) m
• Polish: dekalog (pl) m
• Portuguese: decálogo (pt) m
• Spanish: decálogo (es) m

See also

• Ennealogue (“the Nine Commandments”)