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• Mosaic Law
  Mosaic Law

  noun

  the ancient law of the Hebrews, ascribed to Moses.
• Mosaic law
  Mosaic law

  noun

  Old Testament the laws of the Hebrews ascribed to Moses and contained in the Pentateuch

Mosaic Law

American  

noun

1. the ancient law of the Hebrews, ascribed to Moses.

2. the part of the Scripture containing this law; the Pentateuch.

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Mosaic law British  

/ məʊˈzeɪɪk /

noun

1. Old Testament the laws of the Hebrews ascribed to Moses and contained in the Pentateuch

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Mosaic law Cultural  

1. The law that, according to the Old Testament, God gave to the Israelites through Moses. The Mosaic law begins with the Ten Commandments and includes the many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament. In Judaism, these books are called the Torah, or “the Law.”

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Etymology

Origin of Mosaic Law

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

The Pharisees ask Jesus whether the woman should be released or killed, hoping to force him to choose between honoring Mosaic Law and his teachings of forgiveness.

From Newsweek

Does he mean to say that the author of the Mosaic Law was not the same God who speaks to us in the New Testament?

From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)

More elaborate phylacteries consisted of tiny leathern boxes, cubical in form, and containing four sections of the Mosaic Law, written on parchment and folded in the skin of a clean beast.

From Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Lawrence, Robert Means

Among both we find traces of sacrifices and institutions which offer many parallels to the ordinances of the Mosaic Law.

From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

He sought refuge in Samaria, and having built a temple on Mount Garizim, induced the people to worship according to the Mosaic Law.

From Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures by Heuser, Herman J.