Deuteronomy
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Etymology
Origin of Deuteronomy
< Late Latin Deuteronomium < Greek Deuteronómion ( see deutero-, -nomy); earlier Deutronome, Middle English Deutronomie < Late Latin
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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 ● Nov. 23, 2025
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 ● Oct. 1, 2024
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 ● Aug. 27, 2023
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 ● Apr. 14, 2023
Deuteronomy was my favorite book in the Bible.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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