Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Decalogue (-s)
decalogue (-s), n. [Fr. < Gk. δεκάλογος < phrase o'I δεκα λόγοι, the Ten Commandments.] (webplay: God).
The Law of Moses; ten commandments that Moses received from God on Mount Sinai (see Exodus 20).
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