Mosaic law

/moʊˈzeɪ-ɪk lɔ/
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Other forms: Mosaic laws

Definitions of Mosaic law
  1. 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)
    synonyms: Law of Moses
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    type of:
    jurisprudence, law
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
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