ACELDAMAS
Noun
aceldamas
plural of aceldama
Source: Wiktionary
ACELDAMA
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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