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Deuteronomy
[ doo-tuh-ron-uh-mee, dyoo- ]
noun
- the fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing a second statement of the Mosaic law. : Deut.
Deuteronomy
/ ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒmɪk; ˌdjuːtəˈrɒnəmɪ /
noun
- the fifth book of the Old Testament, containing a second statement of the Mosaic Law
Derived Forms
- Deuteronomic, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Deuteronomy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Deuteronomy1
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.”
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.”
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.
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.
But Prager's views are formulated from his fundamentalist interpretation of a verse from the biblical book of Deuteronomy.
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