Mosaical, a.2 (and n.)
(məʊˈzeɪɪkəl)
Also 7 Moysaicall.
[Formed as Mosaic a.2: see -ical.]
A. adj.
1. Pertaining to or resembling what is Mosaic. † Formerly also often = Mosaic a.2
| 1563 Winȝet Four Scoir Thre Quest. To Rdr., Wks. (S.T.S.) I. 53 Blindit be feruent zele towart the Mosaical law. 1586 Hooker Disc. Justif. (1617) 56 They..saw not how repugnant their beleeuing the necessitie of Mosaicall Ceremonies was to their faith in Iesus Christ. 1615 G. Sandys Trav. 8 As in some cases commanded by the Moysaicall Law. 1753 Bp. Clayton Jrnl. Cairo to Sinai 18 Sept. an. 1722 note, The truth of the Mosaical history. 1869 Alford in Gd. Words 1 Apr. 277 Too frequently, while the practice of a family on the Lord's Day is thoroughly Christian, the theory is as thoroughly Mosaical. |
† 2. Mosaical rod (see quot. 1778). Obs.
| a 1681 Lilly Life & Times (1715) 33 One John Scott, who pretended the Use of the Mosaical Rods. 1778 Pennant Tour Wales I. 54 [The divining rod] from the rod of Moses, was also profanely called the Mosaical rod. |
† B. n. pl. Things belonging to the Mosaic Law.
| 1643 W. Greenhill Axe at Root 13 Shall wee reject truth and light? it's feared we stick too much to Mosaicalls, Prelaticalls, and Traditionalls. |