Définition "Moses" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

Moses n

1 (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt to the Promised Land and gave them divinely revealed laws

2 Ed. born 1956, U.S. hurdler; winner of the 400 m hurdles in the 1976 and 1984 Olympic Games

3 Grandma, real name Anna Mary Robertson Moses. 1860--1961, U.S. painter of primitives, who began to paint at the age of 75

Grandma Moses n the nickname of (Anna Mary Robertson) → Moses

Law of Moses n

1 the first five books of the Old Testament; Pentateuch

2 (Judaism) a law or body of laws derived from the Torah in accordance with interpretations (the Oral Law) traditionally believed to have been given to Moses on Mount Sinai together with the Written Law

Moses basket n
a portable cradle for a baby, often made of straw or wicker
(C20: from Moses being left in a cradle of bulrushes (Exodus 2:3))