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

The Ten Commandments.

Derived terms

Translations

the Ten Commandments — see Ten Commandments

Noun

Decalogue (plural Decalogues)

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”)

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