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nounPlural mosaics mə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪkmoʊˈzeɪɪk 1A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc. 马赛克，（小块杂色硬质材料如石头、瓷砖、玻璃等的）镶嵌图案 mosaics on the interior depict scenes from the Old Testament mass noun the walls and vaults are decorated by marble and mosaic 墙壁和拱顶是用大理石和马赛克装饰的。 Example sentencesExamples - Down here is the swimming pool, which is 41 ft long and elegantly lined with mosaic tiles, reminiscent of the Roman style.
- Containing preserved frescoes and opulent glass mosaics, this remarkable archaeological discovery provides a rare insight into the daily life and culture of the period.
- A random pattern of glass mosaic tiles adds a splash of color to the bathroom between the girl's bedroom and the shared playroom.
- These include paintings, drawings, pottery, sculptures, mosaics, wall hangings, wood carvings, glass works and leather pieces, felt art, jewellery and much more.
- Like any mosaic it is a product of countless pieces.
- For floor mosaics, stone remained the dominant material.
- A stunning mosaic of the Last Supper, towering 80 ft over the altar, has also been cleaned and new lighting installed to bring the church back to life.
- The amber mosaic panels between the long mirrors and gilding have been painstakingly reproduced and constructed by Russian craftsmen.
- This sprawling citadel, looming high above the Andalusian city, boasts a dazzling array of mosaics, with tiles arranged in beautiful, intricate patterns, and is a testament to the beauty of mathematics.
- Miniature mosaic icons, as suggested by preserved examples, were produced for a very limited time in Byzantium and were highly prized.
- One of the city's oldest pools, the Yeoville swimming pool, has received a sparkling, multi-toned blue mosaic facelift.
- For £25,000 upwards you can have a reinforced-concrete pool, lined with stone, tiles or mosaic, which should last 25 to 30 years.
- In the fine arts, the cartoon is a full-sized preliminary drawing for a work to be executed afterward in fresco, oil, mosaic, stained glass, or tapestry.
- Executed in a mixture of black and white marble, red, orange and brown terracotta and blue and green glass, the mosaics retain their voluptuous, dazzling intensity.
- No ancient medium is more difficult to present in the museum setting than floor mosaics.
- In the case of the miniature mosaic icons, these details allow the reader to scrutinize the production technique of this exacting art form.
- The themes of heraldry, religion, astronomy, astrology and the natural world are expressed in murals, mosaics, stained glass, intricate woodwork and stone and marble carvings.
- After the war he returned to easel painting and was also active as a book and magazine illustrator and as a designer of mosaics and stained glass.
- On his island retreat he finds a mosaic of the Tree of Life, the beautiful tree laden with fruit ignored by Adam and Eve in favour of the Tree of Knowledge.
- In that year she traveled to Venice and commissioned the Salviati company to design the elaborate interior and exterior mosaic decoration for the church.
- Glass mosaic tiles add a translucency and complexity that ceramic cannot match.
- 1.1 A colourful and variegated pattern.
斑斓艳丽的图案 the bird's plumage was a mosaic of slate-grey, blue, and brown 这只鸟的羽毛色彩斑斓，由深蓝灰色、蓝色和棕色夹杂而成。 Example sentencesExamples - In a contest for space, some of the anemones, sponges and barnacles sit on top of each other, creating a mosaic of contrasting colours.
- The ground was a mosaic of colours, as if haphazardly thrown together by a careless artist.
- She stopped playing, wondering how much time she had left to practice, and her eyes were greeted by a mosaic of colors that blanketed the entire room.
- The valley drops away below in a mosaic of yellow grass and green pastureland, and in the distance the sun glints off the Pacific Ocean.
- Even after flooding it looks lovely, a mosaic of meadows, traditionally managed fields and ancient woodland.
- The surrounding landscape is a mosaic of blue, white and pink soft corals, punctuated by arresting gorgonians, some exceeding 2m.
- 1.2 A combination of diverse elements forming a more or less coherent whole.
不同要素结合而成的整体，不同要素组合体 Example sentencesExamples - Their traditions are diverse and their contribution to the bright mosaic of Indian culture commendable.
- It is our hope that through deeper understanding, the diverse structural mosaic of Canadian society can be strengthened.
- This is a poignant mosaic of testimonies performed by a very strong and versatile cast.
- He added that grazing of the area would be a better option than mowing because it would allow a mosaic of habitats - including wildflowers and grasses - to flourish.
- We are sensitive also to the values that ensure that our nation, a mosaic of diverse cultures and faiths, survives and thrives.
- Personal experiences recounted by interviewees and recorded in archival material help to build up a mosaic of life in Germany between 1929 and 1949.
- Anderson knows how to amuse us with a mosaic of background details and throwaway lines.
- The complex mosaic of traditions, religions, cultures, ethnicities and histories in the Arab world is lost to US and Israeli strategic planners.
- The Parisian suburbs are a mosaic of highly diverse socioprofessional and urban realities.
- Smith's profile of Muslims and Muslim communities reveals the rich mosaic of diverse ethnic groups of immigrants and converts.
- His discursive poetry touches many factors, thus transforming a linear story into a mosaic of elements.
- We go further when we revitalize the bonds of the social connection by making kin of strangers, by embracing diversity that enriches the mosaic of our national unity.
- They called for voices that can speak for the diverse identities that make up the mosaic of humanity.
- The Indian rural market is a complex mosaic of mind-sets, cultures, and lifestyles.
- Moore has no narrative, only a mosaic of loosely connected themes.
- The mosaic of events making up Indonesia's history becomes a clear pattern on which Indonesia has been designed as a nation.
- At the end, the audience was left with the feeling that unlike the usual run of shows which are a mosaic of music and dance, here was something which had a meaning and a message too.
- But, their lives can change for the better if they come to India, which has a rich mosaic of culture and tradition.
- The new album spans a wide selection of demographics and represents a mosaic of musical influences.
- Today's Europe is a rich mosaic of cultures, ethnicities, and religions.
- The editors have constructed a diverse and complex mosaic of African American experiences.
- It forms a mosaic of various habitats from woodland and ponds, to herb-rich calcareous grassland, resulting in a rich bio-reservoir of flora and fauna.
Synonyms mixture, blend, medley, melange, miscellany, mixed bag, pot-pourri, patchwork, mix, compound, composite, collection, motley collection, assortment, conglomeration, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, jumble, ragbag, mishmash, farrago, hash - 1.3 An arrangement of photosensitive elements in a television camera.
（电视摄像机的）感光镶嵌板面 Example sentencesExamples - Their camera used a light-sensitive mosaic that was discharged pixel by pixel as an electron beam scanned it, the discharge current intensity being proportional to the light falling on the dot.
2Biology
An individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types. 〔生〕嵌合体 Example sentencesExamples - In addition, any one individual is actually a mixture, or mosaic, of DNA, half from each parent.
- Not even the almighty gene provided any clear answers, since it was discovered that I was a mosaic, with some cells in my body having the XY genotype and others having XO.
- In some crosses as many as 12.5 % of the somatic mosaics showed such dark patches.
- For example, some people are mosaics: Different cells in their body have different chromosomes.
3A virus disease that results in leaf variegation in tobacco, maize, sugar cane, and other plants. 花叶病 Example sentencesExamples - Soybean mosaic disease caused by SMV occurs worldwide wherever soybean is grown and is regarded as one of the most important soybean diseases in many areas of the world.
- Tobacco mosaic is a virus that mottles leaves, stunts plants, and reduces yields.
- It is resistant to mosaic and matures 57 days from seed.
- In the field, it's hard to tell the difference between infection from soybean mosaic virus and bean pod mottle virus.
- However, its high susceptibility to sugar cane mosaic virus precludes its agronomical use.
- And they found a link between one flavonoid and resistance to bean mosaic disease.
- The origin of the streak mosaic virus infections isn't known, Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said last week.
- On the right is a micrograph of the virus that causes tobacco mosaic disease in tobacco plants.
- For this reason, producers who hold seed should definitely start out with new seed lots every three to four years or at least have the seed lot tested for Soybean mosaic virus.
- Some commercial plantings in New York become unproductive within three years because of mosaic virus while other plantings seem unaffected.
- Black raspberries also are very susceptible to mosaic virus.
- Some southern pea varieties are susceptible to mosaic viruses, powdery mildew, and leaf spot diseases.
- Cauliflower mosaic virus is universally used as a ‘promoter’ which amplifies gene activity.
- But during the early years of the 20th century, root rot and mosaic virus nearly destroyed the crop and the industry it supported.
- Control - Because tomato mosaic is a virus, there is no chemical control for it.
- One of the earliest diseases to occur in seedling wheat will be the soil-borne mosaic virus which is already visible in Oklahoma and Kansas.
- Wheat streak mosaic is the major disease in the southern Panhandle this year.
verbmosaicked, mosaics, mosaicking mə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪkmoʊˈzeɪɪk [with object]1Decorate with a mosaic. 用马赛克装饰 he mosaicked the walls, ceilings, and floors Example sentencesExamples - Apart from an amusing shower scene, the action is remarkably stark in setting, confined mainly to the mosaicked floor of a palazzo whose crumbling foundations, strewn with old bones, reveal past grim deeds.
- 1.1 Combine (distinct or disparate elements) to form a picture or pattern.
整合（组合不同要素构成画面或图案） the digital data were combined, or mosaicked, to delineate counties 整合数码资料绘出各郡轮廓。 Example sentencesExamples - Once the images are ordered they were georeferenced, then mosaicked together.
- To make a high-resolution image, we must mosaic many high-resolution images.
adjective mə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk Biology Denoting an individual composed of cells of two genetically different types. 〔生〕嵌合体 Example sentencesExamples - The development of mosaic flies clearly illustrates the cell autonomy of sex determination in the somatic cells of Drosophila.
- In cases where PCR recombination was suspected to occur uniquely in a single clone, the mosaic clone was removed from consideration.
- Two lines were unusual in that mutant males regularly produced mosaic progeny that had large patches of somatic tissue lacking the paternal fourth chromosome.
- The analysis of genetically mosaic worms, in which some cells carry a wild-type gene and others are homozygous mutant, can reveal where in the animal a gene acts to prevent the appearance of a mutant phenotype.
- Three alleles were chosen for the generation of mosaic clones on the basis of availability of cytological, genetic, and molecular data, as follows.
- In Drosophila, mosaic flies have been extensively exploited to dissect signal transduction pathways, to determine cell patterning events and to establish the cell autonomy of gene product.
- Evolutionists do not regard mosaic creatures such as the platypus as evidence of transformation of one basic kind of creature into another.
OriginLate Middle English: from French mosaïque, based on Latin musi(v)um decoration with small square stones, perhaps ultimately from Greek mousa 'a muse'. Rhymesalcaic, algebraic, Aramaic, archaic, choleraic, Cyrenaic, deltaic, formulaic, Hebraic, Judaic, Mishnaic, Mithraic, Pharisaic, prosaic, Ptolemaic, Romaic, spondaic, stanzaic, trochaic adjective mə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪkmoʊˈzeɪɪk Of or associated with Moses. Example sentencesExamples - It is certainly not my intention to suggest that the Mosaic plan could be used as an exact blueprint in a society that has moved past the pastoral or agricultural stage.
- Israeli Jews will then have emancipated themselves at last, becoming citizens of Israel - of the Mosaic persuasion.
- King Solomon's alliances are seen here not as threats to the pristine Mosaic ethos but as props to the peace.
- In the Old Testament, it was part of the Mosaic code that an Israelite could not be indicted and convicted based upon the testimony of one person.
- Burnet sought to reconcile a Cartesian-derived historical account of the origins of the Earth with the creation account of the Mosaic tradition.
- Israel was seen as God's son in the Mosaic covenant.
- But the orienting theme throughout the Mosaic canon is life and its blessings, the affirmation of personhood.
- Nevertheless, he argued strongly in defense of the Mosaic origin of this primary list of Ten Commandments.
- Conversely, there is the Mosaic prohibition against murder of any kind, coupled with the idea of the body and soul as God's property, and perception of suicide as motivated by despair.
- They were seen as traitors because they no longer kept the Mosaic ceremonies or submitted to earthly priests.
- Then model your worship on the Mosaic tabernacle and priesthood.
- Of a critical turn of mind, he let drop a hint that there might be some doubt as to the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch; the hint was picked up six centuries later by Spinoza and led to modern Bible criticism.
- They believed that there was only one God and that only he should be worshipped by sacrifice or any other means - agreeing with the contents of the first table of the Mosaic commandments.
- It is not peripheral but central to Mosaic religious experience and thought.
- The Sabbath was, I agree, a covenantal sign for the Mosaic covenant, and it certainly ceased as a 7th day covenant.
- It pertains to the nature of the Mosaic covenant.
- The answer, as was suggested earlier, resides in an understanding of two pivotal covenants in the Old Testament, the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants.
- I still don't understand the clinging to the Mosaic laws that Christianity still fights tooth and nail to do.
- No matter what generation reads these words, they are commanded to claim the Mosaic history as their own and not merely to recall what their ancestors experienced long ago.
- This might be a reason for the Mosaic laws against eating carnivores and shellfish.
OriginMid 17th century: from French mosaïque or modern Latin Mosaicus. nounmoʊˈzeɪɪkmōˈzāik 1A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass. 马赛克，（小块杂色硬质材料如石头、瓷砖、玻璃等的）镶嵌图案 the walls and vaults are decorated by marble and mosaic 墙壁和拱顶是用大理石和马赛克装饰的。 the mosaic shows the baptism of Christ as modifier a mosaic floor Example sentencesExamples - This sprawling citadel, looming high above the Andalusian city, boasts a dazzling array of mosaics, with tiles arranged in beautiful, intricate patterns, and is a testament to the beauty of mathematics.
- The amber mosaic panels between the long mirrors and gilding have been painstakingly reproduced and constructed by Russian craftsmen.
- A random pattern of glass mosaic tiles adds a splash of color to the bathroom between the girl's bedroom and the shared playroom.
- For floor mosaics, stone remained the dominant material.
- No ancient medium is more difficult to present in the museum setting than floor mosaics.
- The themes of heraldry, religion, astronomy, astrology and the natural world are expressed in murals, mosaics, stained glass, intricate woodwork and stone and marble carvings.
- Executed in a mixture of black and white marble, red, orange and brown terracotta and blue and green glass, the mosaics retain their voluptuous, dazzling intensity.
- These include paintings, drawings, pottery, sculptures, mosaics, wall hangings, wood carvings, glass works and leather pieces, felt art, jewellery and much more.
- A stunning mosaic of the Last Supper, towering 80 ft over the altar, has also been cleaned and new lighting installed to bring the church back to life.
- Down here is the swimming pool, which is 41 ft long and elegantly lined with mosaic tiles, reminiscent of the Roman style.
- In the case of the miniature mosaic icons, these details allow the reader to scrutinize the production technique of this exacting art form.
- Glass mosaic tiles add a translucency and complexity that ceramic cannot match.
- Miniature mosaic icons, as suggested by preserved examples, were produced for a very limited time in Byzantium and were highly prized.
- For £25,000 upwards you can have a reinforced-concrete pool, lined with stone, tiles or mosaic, which should last 25 to 30 years.
- One of the city's oldest pools, the Yeoville swimming pool, has received a sparkling, multi-toned blue mosaic facelift.
- Containing preserved frescoes and opulent glass mosaics, this remarkable archaeological discovery provides a rare insight into the daily life and culture of the period.
- On his island retreat he finds a mosaic of the Tree of Life, the beautiful tree laden with fruit ignored by Adam and Eve in favour of the Tree of Knowledge.
- In that year she traveled to Venice and commissioned the Salviati company to design the elaborate interior and exterior mosaic decoration for the church.
- Like any mosaic it is a product of countless pieces.
- After the war he returned to easel painting and was also active as a book and magazine illustrator and as a designer of mosaics and stained glass.
- In the fine arts, the cartoon is a full-sized preliminary drawing for a work to be executed afterward in fresco, oil, mosaic, stained glass, or tapestry.
- 1.1 A colorful and variegated pattern.
斑斓艳丽的图案 the bird's plumage was a mosaic of slate-gray, blue, and brown 这只鸟的羽毛色彩斑斓，由深蓝灰色、蓝色和棕色夹杂而成。 Example sentencesExamples - The valley drops away below in a mosaic of yellow grass and green pastureland, and in the distance the sun glints off the Pacific Ocean.
- The ground was a mosaic of colours, as if haphazardly thrown together by a careless artist.
- In a contest for space, some of the anemones, sponges and barnacles sit on top of each other, creating a mosaic of contrasting colours.
- Even after flooding it looks lovely, a mosaic of meadows, traditionally managed fields and ancient woodland.
- The surrounding landscape is a mosaic of blue, white and pink soft corals, punctuated by arresting gorgonians, some exceeding 2m.
- She stopped playing, wondering how much time she had left to practice, and her eyes were greeted by a mosaic of colors that blanketed the entire room.
- 1.2 A combination of diverse elements forming a more or less coherent whole.
不同要素结合而成的整体，不同要素组合体 an incompetently constructed mosaic of competing interests 构筑不善的不同利益集团联合体。 Example sentencesExamples - They called for voices that can speak for the diverse identities that make up the mosaic of humanity.
- The mosaic of events making up Indonesia's history becomes a clear pattern on which Indonesia has been designed as a nation.
- The complex mosaic of traditions, religions, cultures, ethnicities and histories in the Arab world is lost to US and Israeli strategic planners.
- This is a poignant mosaic of testimonies performed by a very strong and versatile cast.
- The new album spans a wide selection of demographics and represents a mosaic of musical influences.
- The editors have constructed a diverse and complex mosaic of African American experiences.
- At the end, the audience was left with the feeling that unlike the usual run of shows which are a mosaic of music and dance, here was something which had a meaning and a message too.
- Anderson knows how to amuse us with a mosaic of background details and throwaway lines.
- Today's Europe is a rich mosaic of cultures, ethnicities, and religions.
- Personal experiences recounted by interviewees and recorded in archival material help to build up a mosaic of life in Germany between 1929 and 1949.
- He added that grazing of the area would be a better option than mowing because it would allow a mosaic of habitats - including wildflowers and grasses - to flourish.
- But, their lives can change for the better if they come to India, which has a rich mosaic of culture and tradition.
- Their traditions are diverse and their contribution to the bright mosaic of Indian culture commendable.
- It forms a mosaic of various habitats from woodland and ponds, to herb-rich calcareous grassland, resulting in a rich bio-reservoir of flora and fauna.
- The Parisian suburbs are a mosaic of highly diverse socioprofessional and urban realities.
- It is our hope that through deeper understanding, the diverse structural mosaic of Canadian society can be strengthened.
- We are sensitive also to the values that ensure that our nation, a mosaic of diverse cultures and faiths, survives and thrives.
- We go further when we revitalize the bonds of the social connection by making kin of strangers, by embracing diversity that enriches the mosaic of our national unity.
- Smith's profile of Muslims and Muslim communities reveals the rich mosaic of diverse ethnic groups of immigrants and converts.
- Moore has no narrative, only a mosaic of loosely connected themes.
- His discursive poetry touches many factors, thus transforming a linear story into a mosaic of elements.
- The Indian rural market is a complex mosaic of mind-sets, cultures, and lifestyles.
Synonyms mixture, blend, medley, melange, miscellany, mixed bag, pot-pourri, patchwork, mix, compound, composite, collection, motley collection, assortment, conglomeration, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, jumble, ragbag, mishmash, farrago, hash - 1.3 An arrangement of photosensitive elements in a television camera.
（电视摄像机的）感光镶嵌板面 Example sentencesExamples - Their camera used a light-sensitive mosaic that was discharged pixel by pixel as an electron beam scanned it, the discharge current intensity being proportional to the light falling on the dot.
2Biology
An individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types. 〔生〕嵌合体 Example sentencesExamples - In some crosses as many as 12.5 % of the somatic mosaics showed such dark patches.
- For example, some people are mosaics: Different cells in their body have different chromosomes.
- In addition, any one individual is actually a mixture, or mosaic, of DNA, half from each parent.
- Not even the almighty gene provided any clear answers, since it was discovered that I was a mosaic, with some cells in my body having the XY genotype and others having XO.
3A viral disease that results in leaf variegation in tobacco, corn, sugar cane, and other plants. 花叶病 Example sentencesExamples - Wheat streak mosaic is the major disease in the southern Panhandle this year.
- The origin of the streak mosaic virus infections isn't known, Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said last week.
- For this reason, producers who hold seed should definitely start out with new seed lots every three to four years or at least have the seed lot tested for Soybean mosaic virus.
- It is resistant to mosaic and matures 57 days from seed.
- However, its high susceptibility to sugar cane mosaic virus precludes its agronomical use.
- In the field, it's hard to tell the difference between infection from soybean mosaic virus and bean pod mottle virus.
- One of the earliest diseases to occur in seedling wheat will be the soil-borne mosaic virus which is already visible in Oklahoma and Kansas.
- Some southern pea varieties are susceptible to mosaic viruses, powdery mildew, and leaf spot diseases.
- Tobacco mosaic is a virus that mottles leaves, stunts plants, and reduces yields.
- Some commercial plantings in New York become unproductive within three years because of mosaic virus while other plantings seem unaffected.
- On the right is a micrograph of the virus that causes tobacco mosaic disease in tobacco plants.
- Black raspberries also are very susceptible to mosaic virus.
- And they found a link between one flavonoid and resistance to bean mosaic disease.
- Cauliflower mosaic virus is universally used as a ‘promoter’ which amplifies gene activity.
- Control - Because tomato mosaic is a virus, there is no chemical control for it.
- Soybean mosaic disease caused by SMV occurs worldwide wherever soybean is grown and is regarded as one of the most important soybean diseases in many areas of the world.
- But during the early years of the 20th century, root rot and mosaic virus nearly destroyed the crop and the industry it supported.
verbmoʊˈzeɪɪkmōˈzāik [with object]1Decorate with a mosaic. 用马赛克装饰 he mosaicked the walls, ceilings, and floors Example sentencesExamples - Apart from an amusing shower scene, the action is remarkably stark in setting, confined mainly to the mosaicked floor of a palazzo whose crumbling foundations, strewn with old bones, reveal past grim deeds.
- 1.1 Combine (distinct or disparate elements) to form a picture or pattern.
整合（组合不同要素构成画面或图案） the digital data were combined, or mosaicked, to delineate counties 整合数码资料绘出各郡轮廓。 Example sentencesExamples - Once the images are ordered they were georeferenced, then mosaicked together.
- To make a high-resolution image, we must mosaic many high-resolution images.
OriginLate Middle English: from French mosaïque, based on Latin musi(v)um ‘decoration with small square stones’, perhaps ultimately from Greek mousa ‘a muse’. adjectivemōˈzāikmoʊˈzeɪɪk Of or associated with Moses. Example sentencesExamples - Conversely, there is the Mosaic prohibition against murder of any kind, coupled with the idea of the body and soul as God's property, and perception of suicide as motivated by despair.
- Israel was seen as God's son in the Mosaic covenant.
- King Solomon's alliances are seen here not as threats to the pristine Mosaic ethos but as props to the peace.
- They were seen as traitors because they no longer kept the Mosaic ceremonies or submitted to earthly priests.
- They believed that there was only one God and that only he should be worshipped by sacrifice or any other means - agreeing with the contents of the first table of the Mosaic commandments.
- It pertains to the nature of the Mosaic covenant.
- I still don't understand the clinging to the Mosaic laws that Christianity still fights tooth and nail to do.
- Israeli Jews will then have emancipated themselves at last, becoming citizens of Israel - of the Mosaic persuasion.
- The Sabbath was, I agree, a covenantal sign for the Mosaic covenant, and it certainly ceased as a 7th day covenant.
- The answer, as was suggested earlier, resides in an understanding of two pivotal covenants in the Old Testament, the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants.
- It is certainly not my intention to suggest that the Mosaic plan could be used as an exact blueprint in a society that has moved past the pastoral or agricultural stage.
- Then model your worship on the Mosaic tabernacle and priesthood.
- Nevertheless, he argued strongly in defense of the Mosaic origin of this primary list of Ten Commandments.
- This might be a reason for the Mosaic laws against eating carnivores and shellfish.
- In the Old Testament, it was part of the Mosaic code that an Israelite could not be indicted and convicted based upon the testimony of one person.
- But the orienting theme throughout the Mosaic canon is life and its blessings, the affirmation of personhood.
- No matter what generation reads these words, they are commanded to claim the Mosaic history as their own and not merely to recall what their ancestors experienced long ago.
- It is not peripheral but central to Mosaic religious experience and thought.
- Burnet sought to reconcile a Cartesian-derived historical account of the origins of the Earth with the creation account of the Mosaic tradition.
- Of a critical turn of mind, he let drop a hint that there might be some doubt as to the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch; the hint was picked up six centuries later by Spinoza and led to modern Bible criticism.
OriginMid 17th century: from French mosaïque or modern Latin Mosaicus. |