Leviticus

[ li-vit-i-kuhs ]

noun
  1. the third book of the Bible, containing laws relating to the priests and Levites and to the forms of Jewish ceremonial observance. Abbreviation: Lev.

Origin of Leviticus

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; from Late Latin Lēviticus (liber) “Levitical (book),” from Greek Leuītikós; see Levite, -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for Leviticus

Leviticus

/ (lɪˈvɪtɪkəs) /


noun
  1. Old Testament the third book of the Old Testament, containing Levitical law and ritual precepts

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