Decalogue

/ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/ · name

Meaning

Any set of rules that have the weight of authority
Alternative letter-case form of Decalogue.
The Ten Commandments.

Etymology / origin

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

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