Exodus Definition
ĕksə-dəs
noun
A departure of a large number of people.
American Heritage
The departure of the Israelites from Egypt.
Webster's New World
A going out or forth, esp. in a large group.
Webster's New World
The second book of the Pentateuch in the Bible, which describes this and gives the law of Moses.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Book of Exodus
- hejira
- hegira
- flight
- leaving
- exit
- migration
- escape
- emigration
- mass migration
- withdrawal
- going
- egress
- departure
- transmigration
pronoun
The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.
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Other Word Forms of Exodus
Noun
Singular:
exodus
Plural:
exodusesOrigin of Exodus
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From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (exodos, “expedition, procession, departure”) From late Old English only as a proper noun, Exodus, the biblical book; use as a common noun is from the early 17th century.
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Late Latin from Greek exodos ex- out exo– hodos way, journey
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (exodos), from ἐξ (ex, “out of”) + ὁδός (hodos, “way”)
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