The Mosaic economy
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The religious system revealed by God to Moses and set forth in the Old Testament.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Mosaic economy” mean?
The religious system revealed by God to Moses and set forth in the Old Testament.
Is “The Mosaic economy” formal or informal?
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