Deuteronomy

[,dju:tə'rɔnəmi]

Definition

(noun.) the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law.

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Definition

(n.) The fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing the second giving of the law by Moses.

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Definition

n. the fifth book of the Pentateuch containing a repetition of the decalogue and laws given in Exodus.—adjs. Deuteronom′ic -al.—ns. Deuteron′omist Deu′tero-Isā′iah the assumed author of the later prophecies of Isaiah.

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