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

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

Its importance is attested by Judges viii. 22-28, and we may disregard the “snare” which the Deuteronomic writer condemns in accordance with the later canons of orthodoxy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

The influence of the Deuteronomic tradition in redaction is seen in such passages as Genesis xxxiii.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

The importance of the Deuteronomic law receives emphatic reiteration, 1 Kings ii.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar

The various kings are introduced and dismissed and their reigns are criticized, in set formulae, and these formulae are Deuteronomic.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar