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exodus

[ ek-suh-duhs ]

noun

  1. a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people:

    the summer exodus to the country and shore.

  2. the Exodus, the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses.
  3. (initial capital letter) the second book of the Bible, containing an account of the Exodus. : Ex.


Exodus

1

/ ˈɛ°ì²õÉ™»åÉ™²õ /

noun

  1. the Exodus
    the departure of the Israelites from Egypt led by Moses
  2. the second book of the Old Testament, recounting the events connected with this and the divine visitation of Moses at Mount Sinai
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

exodus

2

/ ˈɛ°ì²õÉ™»åÉ™²õ /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of going out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Exodus

  1. The second book of the Old Testament ; it tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt (see also Egypt ), made possible by the ten plagues of Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea . Moses led them, and their destination was the Promised Land . God guided them by sending a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to show them the way they should go. God also fed them with manna and gave them water out of a solid rock. Because of their frequent complaining and failure to trust him, however, God made them stay in the desert for forty years before entering the Promised Land. God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of the Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus. Exodus is a Greek word meaning “departure.â€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exodus1

First recorded before 1000; from Late Latin, the name of the second book of the Bible, from Greek é³æ´Ç»å´Ç²õ “a going out, marching out,†equivalent to ex- “out of†+ (³ó)´Ç»åó²õ “w²¹²ââ€; ex- 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exodus1

C17: via Latin from Greek exodos from ex- 1+ hodos way
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I am a little bit surprised that we haven't seen more of an exodus from the big law firms.

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This mass exodus has been dubbed "japa", a Yoruba word meaning "to escape".

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A Welsh island is hoping working from home and its miles of beach will stop its "unsustainable" exodus of young people.

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Those who live in Alderney said a lack of job opportunities, affordable transport and even things to do was leading to an exodus of young people.

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