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

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

In England it took the form of a kind of Deuteronomic religion.

From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph

In the case of duplicated stories, the Deuteronomic redactors apparently found the stories already in combination, so that the original constituent documents must be further back still.

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

It was accepted, as was the earlier Deuteronomic code, because it met the needs and appealed to the moral and religions sense of those by whom it was adopted.

From The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament by Kent, Charles Foster