Pentateuch
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Pen·ta·teuch

noun \ˈpen-tə-ˌtük, -ˌtyük\

Definition of PENTATEUCH

: the first five books of Jewish and Christian Scriptures

Origin of PENTATEUCH

Middle English Penteteuke, from Late Latin Pentateuchus, from Greek Pentateuchos, from penta- + teuchos tool, vessel, book, from teuchein to make — more at doughty
First Known Use: 15th century

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blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

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