Deu·ter·on·o·my (d  t -r n -m , dy-)n. Abbr. Deut. or Dt See Table at Bible. [Late Latin deuteronomium, from Greek deuteronomion, a second law (from (to) deuteronomion (touto), Septuagint mistranslation of Hebrew mi  nê hattôrâ hazz 't, a copy of this law) : deuteros, second; see deu-1 in Indo-European roots + nomos, law; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]Deu ter·o·nomic (-tr--nm k) adj. |
Deuteronomy [ˌdjuːtəˈrɒnəmɪ]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the fifth book of the Old Testament, containing a second statement of the Mosaic Law
[from Late Latin Deuteronomium, from Greek Deuteronomion; see deutero-, -nomy]
Deuteronomic [ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒmɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. | Deuteronomy - the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law mezuza, mezuzah - religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law Laws, Pentateuch, Torah - the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit |
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