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 consequences which lie dormant in the Deuteronomic law are fully developed in the Priestly Code.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

The final outcome of the Deuteronomic reformation was principally that the cultus of Jehovah was limited to Jerusalem and abolished everywhere else,—such was the popular and practical form of prophetic monotheism.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

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

Deuteronomic Legalism.—The book of Deuteronomy was the product of prophetic teaching operating on traditional custom, which was represented in its essential features by the two codes of legislation contained in Ex. xx. 24-xxiii.

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

Certain of these laws simply reiterate in slightly different form those already found in the primitive and Deuteronomic codes; but in general they supplement these earlier codes.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster