DECALOGUE

Decalogue, Ten Commandments

(noun) the biblical commandments of Moses

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Decalogue

The Ten Commandments.

Noun

Decalogue (plural Decalogues)

Any set of rules that have the weight of authority

Noun

decalogue (plural decalogues)

Alternative spelling of Decalogue

Source: Wiktionary

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Dec"a*logue, n. Etym: [F. décalogue, L. decalogus, fr. Gr. Ten.]

Definition: The Ten Commandments or precepts given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, and originally written on two tables of stone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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