Decalogue

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Pronunciations

Decalogue (DEHK-uh-lawg) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "The relation of the Decalogue to God's purpose in speaking with Moses in the Exodus account is obscure; why He speaks it to the people in Deuteronomy is only slightly less so." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Etymology

  • ultimately from Greek δεκάλογος dekálogos 'lit. ten statements'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

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