Decalogue

[ dek-uh-lawg, -log ]

/ ˈdɛk əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /

Ten Commandments. Ex. 20:2–17.

Origin of Decalogue

1350–1400; Middle English decalog < Late Latin decalogus < Medieval Greek, Greek dekálogos. See deca-, -logue

He gave his rude children a noble moral code, the original form of the Decalogue.

The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible |R. Heber Newton
Pretty soon we shall hear of the Decalogue's being subjected to this same eliminating process.

Explanation of Catholic Morals |John H. Stapleton
When the patriarchal dispensation came to an end, the right of property in slaves was recognized in the decalogue.

History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia |Charles Campbell
I suppose he had been guilty of every crime mentioned in the Decalogue.

Adventures in Alaska |Samuel Hall Young

A man alone may keep the decalogue, but alone he cannot save the world.

The Meaning of Faith |Harry Emerson Fosdick

Decalogue

/ (ˈdɛkəˌlɒɡ) /

another name for the Ten Commandments

C14: from Church Latin decalogus, from Greek, from deka ten + logos word