Mosaic

See also: mosaic and mósáic

English

Etymology

From Middle French mosaïque, moysaique, and its source, post-classical Latin Mosaicus (5th century), from Latin Moses, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).

Pronunciation

• Homophone: mosaic

Adjective

Mosaic

1. Pertaining to Moses, or the writings and traditions attributed to him. [from 17th c.]

   Mosaic law

   • 1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution, London: […] J. S. Jordan, […], →OCLC:

     The Mosaic account of the creation, whether taken as divine authority, or merely historical, is full to this point, the unity or equality of man.

   • 1908, Walter M. Chandler, The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint‎^[1], volume I:

     The Mosaic Code, embodied in the Pentateuch, furnished to the children of Israel the necessary platform of justice; ancient tradition and Rabbinic interpretation contained in the Talmud, supplied needed rules of practical application.

Derived terms

• antemosaic
• Mosaic covenant
• Mosaicity
• premosaic

Translations

Of or relating to Moses

• Arabic: مُوسَوِيّ (mūsawiyy)
• Bengali: মূসাবী (mūsabī), মূসাঈ (mūsaī)
• Catalan: mosaic (ca)
• Czech: mojžíšský (cs)
• Dutch: mozaïsch (nl)
• French: mosaïque (fr)
• German: mosaisch (de)
• Irish: Maoiseach, Mhaoise
• Italian: mosaico (it)
• Korean: 모세의 (Mose-ui, literally “of Moses”)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: mosaisk

  Nynorsk: mosaisk

• Persian: کلیمی (fa) (kalimi), موسوی (fa) (musavi)
• Polish: Mojżeszowy (pl)
• Portuguese: mosaico (pt)
• Spanish: mosaico (es)
• Swedish: mosaisk (sv)
• Welsh: Moesenaidd

Anagrams

• Mascio, Amicos, Cosima, Samoic