Moses


Definition: Meaning of, Moses in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈməʊzɪz /

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  1. 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.
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Moses used in phrases

  • Anna Mary Robertson Moses (noun)
    1. 1860-1961 united States painter of colourful and primitive rural scenes
  • Grandma Moses
  • John Moses Browning (noun)
    1. 1855-1926 especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker united States inventor of firearms
  • Law of Moses (noun)
    1. in Judaism these books are called the Torah beginning 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
  • Law of Moses, the
  • Moses Maimonides (noun)
    1. 1135-1204 spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud
  • Moses basket (noun)
    1. British English a large basket with handles, in which a baby can sleep and be carried
  • Moses, Grandma
    1. (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) .
  • Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon (noun)
    1. 1135-1204 spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud
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