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Aceldama definition

Acel·dama (ə sel′də mə)

noun

  1. Bible the field near Jerusalem bought with the money given Judas for betraying Jesus: Acts 1:19; Matt. 27:8
  2. a place of bloodshed

Etymology: L < Gr Akeldama < Aram chakal-dema, field of blood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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