anti-decalogue
|an-ti-de-ca-logue|
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/ˌæn.tiˈdɛk.ə.lɑɡ/
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/ˌæn.tiˈdɛk.ə.lɒɡ/
against the Ten Commandments
Etymology
'anti-decalogue' originates from Greek prefix 'anti-' and 'decalogue' from Greek 'dekalogos', where 'anti-' meant 'against', 'deka-' meant 'ten' and 'logos' meant 'word'.
'decalogue' entered English via Latin 'Decalogus' (and Old French forms) and Middle English 'Decalogue'; in modern usage the Greek prefix 'anti-' has been attached in English to form 'anti-decalogue' to denote opposition to the Decalogue.
Initially 'dekalogos' meant 'ten words' referring specifically to the Ten Commandments; over time 'anti-decalogue' came to mean 'opposition to those commandments' or 'a contrary set of ten principles'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a position, statement, or movement that opposes the Decalogue (the Ten Commandments), or a proposed set of ten principles that contradict those commandments.
The pamphlet read like an anti-decalogue, outlining ten rules that rejected the old moral code.
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Adjective 1
opposed to or rejecting the Decalogue; expressing principles contrary to the Ten Commandments.
His anti-decalogue remarks provoked heated debate among the clergy.
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Adverb 1
in a manner that opposes or rejects the Decalogue.
The manifesto was written anti-decalogically, deliberately challenging traditional moral rules.
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