Leviticus

[li-vit-i-kuhs]

noun

1. the third book of the Bible, containing laws relating to the priests and Levites and to the forms of Jewish ceremonial observance. Lev.

Leviticus

/ lɪˈvɪtɪkəs /

noun

1. Old Testament the third book of the Old Testament, containing Levitical law and ritual precepts

Word History and Origins

Origin of Leviticus¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; from Late Latin Lēviticus (liber) “Levitical (book),” from Greek Leuītikós; Levite, -ic