Decalogue
pronunciation
How to pronounce Decalogue in British English:
UK [ˈdekəlɔɡ]
How to pronounce Decalogue in American English:
US [ˈdɛkəˌlɔɡ, -ˌlɑɡ]
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- Noun:
- the biblical commandments of Moses
Word Origin
- Decalogue (n.)
- "Ten Commandments," late 14c., from Middle French decalogue, from Latin decalogus, from Greek, from the phrase hoi deka logoi used to translate "Ten Commandments" in Septuagint.
Example
- 1. The traditional explanation is on the right track : the decalogue is clearly set apart from the rest of the mosaic legislation .
- 2. The best idea I had in decalogue was that each of the ten films were made by a different lighting cameraman ...... it was fantastic .
- 3. He reordered the four sections so that decalogue followed creed , indicating his understanding of the law as a guide for christian life .
- 4. Because of the distinction between the two kingdoms and because the decalogue is substantially identical with natural law , christians should advocate laws and policies in the civil realm on the basis of the universal , natural knowledge of the second table of the law .