decalogue

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Decalogue^¹

/ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/ UK

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

proper noun

The Ten Commandments.

noun Decalogues

Any set of rules that have the weight of authority

decalogue^²

noun decalogues

Alternative letter-case form of Decalogue It was only a feeling he had, and at this moment he must have been formulating a new commandment in his personal decalogue: Never accuse a friend of a crime if you only have a feeling he did it.

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noun set of rules

Español	decálogo
Português	decálogo
Français	décalogue
Italiano	decalogo
Ελληνικά	δεκάλογος dekálogos

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@misc{decalogue_2026,
  title = {decalogue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decalogue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}