Deuteronomic

American  

[doo-ter-uh-nom-ik, dyoo-] / ˌdu tər əˈnɒm ɪk, ˌdyu- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.

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Etymology

Origin of Deuteronomic

First recorded in 1855–60; Deuteronom(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

Developments associated with the Deuteronomic reform and the reorganization of Judaism in post-exilic days can be unmistakably recognized, and it would be unsafe to assume that other vicissitudes have not also left their mark.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

That its essence was spiritual and ethical is expressed in the Deuteronomic phrases which follow, and the quotation of these is most relevant to the occasion.

From Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 by Smith, George Adam, Sir

It can promise no Deuteronomic catalogue of blessings and cursings to those who obey or disobey its principles.

From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph

The Deuteronomic legislation is designed for the reformation, by no means of the cultus alone, but at least quite as much of the civil relations of life.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

To such a dilemma are we to make up our minds, because one trait or another of the Deuteronomic narrative cannot be traced in JE as we now have it, and is preserved in Q?

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius