Deuteronomy

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

noun

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

Deuteronomy

/ ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒmɪk; ˌdjuːtəˈrɒnəmɪ /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• Deuteronomic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Deuteronomy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Deuteronomy¹

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

Example Sentences

Deacon Deuteronomy—why Father Mapple himself couldn't beat it, and he's reckoned something.

From Project Gutenberg

Throughout Deuteronomy the priests are never called sons of Aaron, nor is Aaron called a priest.

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