Decalogue

/dɪkˈælɒɡ/

/dᵻkˈælɑːɡ/

[noun]

Decalogue

[NOUN]

the Ten Commandments given to Moses in the Bible

synonyms : Ten Commandments

Examples

1. Later religious traditions have elevated the Decalogue in Exodus 20 to a position of absolute authority.

2. The Decalogue is the only part of God's revelation that is disclosed directly to all of Israel without an intermediary.

3. The Decalogue is going to be repeated in Deuteronomy, chapter five.

4. The author of Deuteronomy limits the revelation at Sinai to the Decalogue and seems to assert that the full law was given to Moses for the Israelites on the plains of Moab.