EXODUS

exodus, hegira, hejira

(noun) a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

Exodus, Book of Exodus

(noun) the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Exodus

The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.

Synonym: Exod. (abbreviation)

Anagrams

• udoxes

Etymology

Noun

exodus (plural exoduses)

A sudden departure of a large number of people.

Verb

exodus (third-person singular simple present exoduses, present participle exodusing, simple past and past participle exodused)

To depart from a place in a large group.

Anagrams

• udoxes

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"o*dus, n. Etym: [L., the book of Exodus, Gr. Skr. a-sad to approach.]

1. A going out; particularly (the Exodus), the going out or journey of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses; and hence, any large migration from a place.

2. The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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