HyperDic: law_of_moses

English > 1 sense of the expression Law of Moses:
NOUNgroupLaw of Moses, Mosaic lawthe laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites / Israelites through Moses
English > Law of Moses: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites / 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).
SynonymMosaic law
Broaderlaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority

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