Deuteronomy
noun
Deu·ter·on·o·my
ˌdü-tə-ˈrä-nə-mē 
also ˌdyü-
: the fifth book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture containing narrative and Mosaic laws see Bible Table
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More majestic still, the 78-year-old powerhouse André De Shields threatens to cause a riot with his entrance as Old Deuteronomy.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 June 2024
Page originated the role of Old Deuteronomy in 1982’s Cats, and also appeared in Ain’t Misbehavin’ and The Wiz, among others.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Note, too, that here in Deuteronomy, the children of Esau are frightened as the Israelites draw near.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
André De Shields as Old Deuteronomy Photo: Matthew Murphy
Capital Kaos, a DJ from the ballroom world, is the production’s live DJ.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 31 July 2024
According to the law set down in Deuteronomy, the woman is to be sentenced to death by stoning.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
But according to the Deuteronomy version, the Sabbath day is supposed to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt.
—Kenneth Seeskin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Some concerns about those Ten Commandments: There are actually three sets of them in the Bible, two in Exodus and one in Deuteronomy.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
There are three legal codes, one in Exodus, another in Leviticus, a third in Deuteronomy.
—Jonathan Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 June 2024
Page originated the role of Old Deuteronomy in 1982’s Cats, and also appeared in Ain’t Misbehavin’ and The Wiz, among others.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Note, too, that here in Deuteronomy, the children of Esau are frightened as the Israelites draw near.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
André De Shields as Old Deuteronomy Photo: Matthew Murphy
Capital Kaos, a DJ from the ballroom world, is the production’s live DJ.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 31 July 2024
According to the law set down in Deuteronomy, the woman is to be sentenced to death by stoning.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
But according to the Deuteronomy version, the Sabbath day is supposed to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt.
—Kenneth Seeskin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Some concerns about those Ten Commandments: There are actually three sets of them in the Bible, two in Exodus and one in Deuteronomy.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
There are three legal codes, one in Exodus, another in Leviticus, a third in Deuteronomy.
—Jonathan Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
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Deuteronomy
noun
Deu·ter·on·o·my
ˌd(y)üt-ə-ˈrän-ə-mē
: the fifth book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture containing narrative and laws see bible
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