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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit;
[syn: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pentateuch \Pen"ta*teuch\, n. [L. pentateuchus, Gr. ?; ? (see Penta-) + ? a tool, implement, a book, akin to ? to prepare, make ready, and perh. to E. text. See Five, and Text.] The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; -- called also the Law of Moses, Book of the Law of Moses, etc. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Pentateuch n 1: the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit [syn: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws]