Word of the Day May 9, 2024 [archive]

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 10 votes

1. exodus, hegira, hejiranoun

   a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

2. Exodus, Book of Exodusnoun

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

1. Exodusnoun

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

2. Exodusnoun

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

3. exodusnoun

   A sudden departure of a large number of people.

4. Etymology: From ἔξοδος, from ἐξ + ὁδός

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exodus, Exodynoun

   Departure; journey from a place: the second book of Moses is so called, because it describes the journey of the Israelites from Egypt.

   Etymology: ἔξοδος.

   In all probability their years continued to be three hundred and sixty-five days, ever since the time of the Jewish exody at least. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exodus

   Exodus is a song written by reggae musician Bob Marley and recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers, for his 1977 album Exodus. Released as a single, it hit number 14 in the UK Singles Chart. "Exodus" was Marley's first single to receive widespread airplay on black radio stations in the U. S.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.2 / 5 votes

1. Exodusnoun

   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. Exodusnoun

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

3. Etymology: [L., the book of Exodus, Gr. a going or marching out; out + way, cf. Skr. -sad to approach.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Exodus

   eks′o-dus, n. a going out or departure, esp. that of the Israelites from Egypt (1491 B.C., Usher): the second book of the Old Testament.—adj. Exod′ic.—n. Ex′odist, one who goes out: an emigrant. [L.,—Gr. exodos—ex, out, hodos, a way.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Exodus

   the book of the Old Testament which records the deliverance of the children of Israel from Egyptian bondage, and the institution of the moral and ceremonial laws for the nation; consists partly of history and partly of legislation.

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1. exodus

   Song lyrics by exodus -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by exodus on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Exodus

   The Scriptural narrative of the departure of the Israelites from the Land of Bondage.

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How to pronounce exodus?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

   Australian

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exodus in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exodus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of exodus in a Sentence

1. Natalie Todak:

   We want to build a police force that is as diverse as the communities they serve, to have cultural awareness and protection of life strategies... The exodus of progressive police leaders is the opposite of what we want to see right now.

2. The Zynes:

   It’s not a mass exodus by any means. I’d say maybe a quarter of the building has left.

3. Mike Pence:

   The rising desperation in Venezuela has fueled a mass exodus, the likes of which we have never seen in the Western Hemisphere.

4. Ivan Briscoe:

   Its an incredibly dangerous gamble to redouble the offensive against Vladimir Padrino regime when the priority must be to shore up the countrys collapsing health system and prevent an even worse migrant exodus, these U.S. charges could spell doom for any thaw, expose Guaido to grave risks, and appear high-handedly indifferent to the immediate suffering of Venezuelas people.

5. Wes Fulford:

   The exodus of computing power from China is advantageous for other global and US-based miners.

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