"Decalogue" meaning in English

See Decalogue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /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. 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”)), {{af|en|deca-|-logue|id2=discourse}} deca- + -logue 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

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”)). Equivalent to deca- + -logue. 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”)), {{af|en|deca-|-logue|id2=discourse}} deca- + -logue 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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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "set of rules",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "decálogo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "set of rules",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "decálogo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Decalogue"
}

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