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ACELDAMA
Etymology
Noun
aceldama (plural aceldamas)
The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood.
A field of bloodshed, a place of slaughter. [from 17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
A*cel"da*ma, n. Etym: [Gr. okel damo the field of blood.]
Definition: The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and therefore called the field of blood. Fig.: A field of bloodshed. The system of warfare . . . which had already converted immense tracts into one universal aceldama. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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