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Decalogue en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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Decalogues Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

Ennealogue

Translations (8)

ca decàleg (set of rules) · it decalogo (set of rules) · fr décalogue (set of rules) · pl dekalog (set of rules) · es decálogo (set of rules) · fi käskyt (set of rules) · pt decálogo (set of rules) · el δεκάλογος (set of rules)

Decalogue en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. The Ten Commandments.

Deriveds

Ethical Decalogue · Ritual Decalogue

Relateds

nonalogue · duodecalogue · septalogue · octalogue · pentalogue · hexalogue