as in law
a collection or system of rules of conduct
the decalogue for scouting known as the Scout Oath
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Recent Examples of decalogue
The state law didn’t just undermine parents who want to raise their children as non-religious, but Christians who would rather emphasize the Beatitudes over the decalogue.
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Freedom from hard collars, from the decalogue, from parental admonitions.
—John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Freedom from hard collars, from the decalogue, from parental admonitions.
—John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decalogue
Noun
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Under Louisiana law, if no candidate clears the 50% threshold the top two finishers run again in a June 27 runoff.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Passed in the final days of session and signed into law by Lamont earlier this week, the bill was praised as a massive victory for the state’s labor community and has been strongly embraced by unions and workers advocacy groups.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Much more likely is that the Virginia Democrats will have to try again in the next election cycle with another vote to amend the state constitution and another referendum to try to get voters to draw a more aggressive map.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Under current law the Legislature cannot, merely by passing a bill, grant to the attorney general prosecutorial authority that the Texas constitution expressly assigns to district attorneys.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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“Decalogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decalogue. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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