Deuteronomy

[ doo-tuh-ron-uh-mee, dyoo- ]

/ ˌdu təˈrɒn ə mi, ˌdyu- /

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noun

the fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing a second statement of the Mosaic law. Abbreviation: Deut.

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Origin of Deuteronomy

<Late Latin Deuteronomium<Greek Deuteronómion (see deutero-, -nomy); earlier Deutronome,Middle English Deutronomie<Late Latin

Words nearby Deuteronomy

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How to use Deuteronomy in a sentence

Deacon Deuteronomy—why Father Mapple himself couldn't beat it, and he's reckoned something.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
Throughout Deuteronomy the priests are never called sons of Aaron, nor is Aaron called a priest.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson

British Dictionary definitions for Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy

/ (ˌdjuːtəˈrɒnəmɪ) /

noun

the fifth book of the Old Testament, containing a second statement of the Mosaic Law

Derived forms of Deuteronomy

Deuteronomic (ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒmɪk), adjective

Word Origin for Deuteronomy

from Late Latin Deuteronomium, from Greek Deuteronomion; see deutero-, -nomy

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