octateuch

Noun

Meaning

A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

septuagint pentateuch decalogue trilogy hexateuch heptateuch hexalogy heptalogy decalogy octalogy ennealogy quadrilogy nonateuch enneateuch pentology
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Related terms

pentateuch hexateuch heptateuch tetrateuch

Examples

Exegetical material on the Gospels under his name in the catenae may have come from his other works, and foreign interpolations occur in his comments on the Octateuch. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

octasulfate octasulfur octasyllabic octathlete octathlon octatomic