"decalogue" meaning in English

See decalogue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: decalogues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} decalogue (plural decalogues)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Decalogue. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Decalogue Derived forms: decalogist
    Sense id: en-decalogue-en-noun-NMjCy~MZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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