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
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The complaint alleges the defendants failed to manufacture, supply and serve food safe for human consumption and violated federal food safety laws and USDA performance standards governing ground beef.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Observers link these conflicts to Abiy’s push away from Ethiopia’s longstanding system of ethnic federalism, which had allowed diverse regional states to draft their own laws and maintain local armies.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Our democracy, our constitution, our rule of law are being challenged right now as never before by a reckless, racist, incompetent, treasonous president.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Brazil’s Senate has not set a date for its vote and could make changes before Lula’s approval for the constitution to be amended.—
Mauricio Savarese,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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“Decalogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decalogue. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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