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  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

The Mosaic Law; the book or scroll of the Law; sacred learning.

From The Promised Land by Antin, Mary

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)

But St. Paul further largely interprets the ordinances of the Mosaic Law.

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William

The Mosaic Law must have drawn its first inspiration from the Abrahamic age, modified and developed though it may have been in the later centuries of Israelitish history.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)