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Gadarene definition

Gada·rene (gad′ə rēn′)

adjective

moving rapidly and without control; headlong

Etymology: after the Gadarene swine (Luke 8:26-39) that ran into the sea after demons possessed them

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