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

The final outcome of the Deuteronomic reformation was principally that the cultus of Jehovah was limited to Jerusalem and abolished everywhere else,—such was the popular and practical form of prophetic monotheism.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

The book has been touched in a very few places by the Deuteronomic redactor—not to anything like the same extent as Judges or Kings.

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

A typical illustration of the Deuteronomic attitude to the history is to be found in the statement that Joshua obliterated the people of Gezer, x.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar

The various kings are introduced and dismissed and their reigns are criticized, in set formulae, and these formulae are Deuteronomic.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar