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

Other Word 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

The actor enjoyed a decades-long career on the stage, famously playing the Cowardly Lion in “The Wiz” in the 1970s and feline leader Old Deuteronomy in the original Broadway production of “Cats.”

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The passage most commonly used to justify such bigoted policies is Deuteronomy 22:5: “A woman must not wear men's clothing, and a man must not wear women's clothing.”

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That's certainly the case with Pence's employment of Jeremiah and Deuteronomy — once you dig a little deeper into the texts, it's clear that they have nothing to do with abortion.

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For example, she said, the rabbis of the Talmud reasoned their way out of the injunction in the Book of Deuteronomy calling for the community to stone a stubborn and rebellious child.

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But Prager's views are formulated from his fundamentalist interpretation of a verse from the biblical book of Deuteronomy.

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