Deuteronomy

American  

[doo-tuh-ron-uh-mee, dyoo-] / ˌdu təˈrɒn ə mi, ˌdyu- /

noun

1. the fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing a second statement of the Mosaic law. Deut.

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Deuteronomy British  

/ ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒmɪk, ˌdjuːtəˈrɒnəmɪ /

noun

1. the fifth book of the Old Testament, containing a second statement of the Mosaic Law

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Other Word Forms

• Deuteronomic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Deuteronomy

< Late Latin Deuteronomium < Greek Deuteronómion ( deutero-, -nomy ); earlier Deutronome, Middle English Deutronomie < Late Latin

Example Sentences

Deuteronomy 24:16 states: “Parents shall not be put to death for children, nor children be put to death for parents: a person shall be put to death only for his own crime.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The actor enjoyed a decades-long career on the stage, famously playing the Cowardly Lion in “The Wiz” in the 1970s and feline leader Old Deuteronomy in the original Broadway production of “Cats.”

From Los Angeles Times

The passage most commonly used to justify such bigoted policies is Deuteronomy 22:5: “A woman must not wear men's clothing, and a man must not wear women's clothing.”

From Salon

That's certainly the case with Pence's employment of Jeremiah and Deuteronomy — once you dig a little deeper into the texts, it's clear that they have nothing to do with abortion.

From Salon

For example, she said, the rabbis of the Talmud reasoned their way out of the injunction in the Book of Deuteronomy calling for the community to stone a stubborn and rebellious child.

From Washington Post