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# peremptory

adjective

«peremptory» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Used for the king's harsh order, which could not be refused.

**Interpretation.** In Daniel the tradition sees this as the pride of foreign kings, which God is able to overturn to save His faithful servants.

### Meaning

Strict and not allowing any argument or delay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/peremptory/#m1)

### Examples

- he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain: 'Wherefore is the decree so peremptory from the king?' Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. (Writings DAN.2.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/peremptory/#x1)
- Therefore because the king's commandment was peremptory, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. (Writings DAN.3.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/peremptory/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «peremptory» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/peremptory/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peremptory» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/peremptory.html) on Mova free.