MOSES

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• MOSES (noun)
  The noun MOSES has 2 senses:

1. (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai

2. United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961)

  Familiarity information: MOSES used as a noun is rare.

• MOSES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)

Domain category:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Anna Mary Robertson Moses; Grandma Moses; Moses

Instance hypernyms:

painter (an artist who paints)