How do you pronounce decalogue?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/.

decalogue

/ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: deca-logue
IPA: /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/

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Meaning

name

The Ten Commandments.

noun

Any set of rules that have the weight of authority

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Decalogue.

Example Sentences

"It was only a feeling he had, and at this moment he must have been formulating a new commandment in his personal decalogue: Never accuse a friend of a crime if you only have a feeling he did it."

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: decalogus, δεκάλογος

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

Decalogues (plural)

Derived Forms

decalogist

Phrases

Ethical Decalogue Ritual Decalogue

Frequently Paired Words

pentalogue hexalogue septalogue octalogue nonalogue duodecalogue Ennealogue