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Moses1 definition

Mo·ses (mō′zəz, -zəs)

noun

  1. a masculine name: dim. Mo, Mose
  2. Bible the leader who brought the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and led them to the Promised Land, received the Ten Commandments from God, and gave laws to the people
  3. a leader or lawgiver

Etymology: LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Mōsēs < Heb mōsheh, prob. < Egypt mes, mesu, child, son

Moses2 definition

Mo·ses (mō′zəz, -zəs)

Moses, Anna Mary Robertson 1860-1961; U.S. primitive painter: called Grandma Moses

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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