Law of Moses

American  

noun

1. the Pentateuch, containing the Mosaic dispensations, or system of rules and ordinances, and forming the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.

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Law of Moses British  

noun

1. the body of laws contained in the first five books of the Old Testament; Pentateuch

2. Judaism a law or body of laws derived from the Torah in accordance with interpretations (the Oral Law) traditionally believed to have been given to Moses on Mount Sinai together with the Written Law

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Example Sentences

"The Law of Moses may have been abrogated," glooms Yale Historian Pelikan, "but not Parkinson's."

From Time Magazine Archive

They clung to the Law of Moses in its most minute observances, and to all the traditions of their religion.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

"Letter" is the whole Law of Moses, or the Ten Commandments, though the supreme authority of such teaching is not denied.

From Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent by Luther, Martin

For while the Law of Moses imposed numerous and complicated ceremonies and observances, the Law of Christ commands but few and simple rites.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

A great part of the Law of Moses is made up of curses, especially Deut 28, 15.

From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas