"Decalogue" meaning in All languages combined

See Decalogue on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/ [UK]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French Décalogue, from Latin decalogus, from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos, from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”)). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|frm|Décalogue}} Borrowed from Middle French Décalogue, {{der|en|la|decalogus}} Latin decalogus, {{af|grc|δέκα|λόγος|nocat=1|t1=ten|t2=statement}} δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”), {{der|en|grc|δεκάλογος|pos=from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">δέκα</i> (déka, “ten”) + <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">λόγος</i> (lógos, “statement”)}} Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos, from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”)) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Decalogue
  1. The Ten Commandments. Derived forms: Ethical Decalogue, Ritual Decalogue Related terms: pentalogue, hexalogue, septalogue, octalogue, nonalogue, duodecalogue
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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/ [UK] Forms: Decalogues [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French Décalogue, from Latin decalogus, from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos, from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”)). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|frm|Décalogue}} Borrowed from Middle French Décalogue, {{der|en|la|decalogus}} Latin decalogus, {{af|grc|δέκα|λόγος|nocat=1|t1=ten|t2=statement}} δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”), {{der|en|grc|δεκάλογος|pos=from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">δέκα</i> (déka, “ten”) + <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">λόγος</i> (lógos, “statement”)}} Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos, from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”)) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Decalogue (plural Decalogues)
  1. Any set of rules that have the weight of authority Related terms: Ennealogue (english: the Nine Commandments) Translations (set of rules): decàleg [masculine] (Catalan), käskyt [plural] (Finnish), décalogue [masculine] (French), δεκάλογος (dekálogos) [masculine] (Greek), decalogo [masculine] (Italian), dekalog [masculine] (Polish), decálogo [masculine] (Portuguese), decálogo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Decalogue-en-noun-QFTyHOPT

Inflected forms

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