Mosaic Law

Mosaic Law
1. the ancient law of the Hebrews, ascribed to Moses.
2. the part of the Scripture containing this law; the Pentateuch.
[1695-1705]

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  • Mosaic law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mosaic Law — also the Law of Moses the rules and laws stated in the Pentateuch, which is the first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible. These rules and laws are believed to have been given by God to ↑Moses, and Jewish law is based on them. →↑Torah …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Mosaic law — n. the ancient law of the Hebrews, ascribed to Moses and contained mainly in the Pentateuch …   English World dictionary

  • Mosaic Law — Mosa′ic Law′ n. jud the ancient law of the Hebrews; the Law of Moses …   From formal English to slang

  • Mosaic Law — /moʊzeɪɪk ˈlɔ/ (say mohzayik law) noun 1. the ancient law of the Hebrews, attributed to Moses. 2. the part of the Scripture containing this law; the Pentateuch …  

  • Mosaic law — noun the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah) •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mosaic Law —    See Law, Old …   Glossary of theological terms

  • Mosaic law — laws which God gave to Moses for the People of Israel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Mosaic law —  Моисеев закон …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • mosaic — index composite, compound, miscellaneous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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