Law
The English word “Law” has 4 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- a conical hill
- Synonym of Torah: the five Books of Moses, particularly the commandments in it, as well as their specification in the Mishnah and their further interpretation in later religious literature.
- the commandments in the Books of Moses, sometimes seen as transcended by Christ
- the commandments and moral principles that are binding for Christians, such as the Decalogue, the teachings of the New Testament, the Church Fathers, etc.
Etymology
Clipping of Lawrence.
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