exodus

Definitions


[ˈɛksədəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a mass departure of people
(e.g: the annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to Florida)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from Greek (see Exodus)


[ˈɛksədəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the second book of the Bible, which recounts the departure of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, their journey across the Red Sea and through the wilderness led by Moses, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. The events have been variously dated by scholars between about 1580 and 1200 BC


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Origin:
Old English Exodus, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek exodos, from ex- ‘out of’ + hodos ‘way’




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