noun
- the Ten Commandments
Usage: formal; religious
Examples
- The decalogue forms the foundation of Judeo-Christian moral law.
- Moses received the decalogue on Mount Sinai.
- The church displayed the decalogue on tablets above the altar.
- Students studied the decalogue in their comparative religion class.
- The decalogue includes commandments about honoring parents and not stealing.
- Many legal systems trace their origins to principles found in the decalogue.