Deuteronomic

American  

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

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

Notwithstanding its conspicuous importance, there is nothing known of the great day of atonement either in the Jehovistic and Deuteronomic portions of the Pentateuch or in the historical and prophetical books.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

Even vigorous persecution or keen exclusiveness of feeling have—pace Lord Acton—saved for mankind, at certain crises of its difficult development, convictions of priceless worth—as in the Deuteronomic Reform and the Johannine Writings.

From Progress and History by Marvin, Francis Sydney

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

There is reason to believe that the original Deuteronomic book of Judges included the stories of Eli and Samuel, and ended with I Samuel xii.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar

The most serious effect of the Deuteronomic influence has been to present the history rather from an ideal than from a strictly historical point of view.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar