Definition: Meaning of, Moses in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈməʊzɪz /
synonym
antonym
a leader of the Jewish people in ancient times. According to the story in the Bible, he brought the ISRAELITE s out of Egypt. They were able to escape from the Egyptians when God made the waters of the Red Sea move so that they could walk across. Moses received the TEN COMMANDMENTS (= God's laws) from God on Mount Sinai.
in Judaism these books are called the Torahbeginning with the Ten Commandments the laws 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
(1860-1961) a US artist who did not begin painting until she was almost 70 years old. Her paintings of life in the American countryside are in the PRIMITIVE style (= they are very simple, and made to look like children's paintings) .