The external decencies of worship.
Atterbury.
Those thousand decencies, that daily flow
From all her words and actions.
Milton.
De"cene (?), n. [L. decem ten.] (Chem.) One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H20, of the ethylene series.
De*cen"na*ry (?), n.; pl. Decennaries (#). [L. decennium a period of ten years; decem ten + annus a year.] 1. A period of ten years.