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Decalogue

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkəlɒg/

Definition of Decalogue

noun

(the Decalogue)
  • the Ten Commandments.

Origin:

late Middle English: via French and ecclesiastical Latin from Greek dekalogos (biblos) '(book of) the Ten Commandments', from hoi deka logoi 'the Ten Commandments' (literally 'the ten sayings')

Decalogue in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Decalogue in the US English dictionary