Ten Commandments Definition
noun
The ten injunctions given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, serving as the basis of Mosaic Law.
American Heritage
The ten laws constituting the fundamental moral code of Israel, given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai; Decalogue: Ex. 20:2-17; Deut. 5:6-22
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
A particular list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Hebrew Bible, were given to Moses on Mount Sinai inscribed on two stone tablets.
Wiktionary
Origin of Ten Commandments
-
A translation of Classical Hebrew עשרת הדברים (`aséret had'varím, “(the)-ten-of the-utterances"), from Exodus 34:28 and elsewhere in the Bible.
From Wiktionary
Ten Commandments Is Also Mentioned In
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to Ten Commandments using the buttons below.