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exodus

noun ex·o·dus \ˈek-sə-dəs, ˈeg-zə-\

: a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time

Full Definition of EXODUS

capitalized : the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table

: a mass departure : emigration

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Origin of EXODUS

Latin, from Greek Exodos, literally, road out, from ex- + hodos road

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to EXODUS

Synonyms: outflow, gush, outpour, outpouring

Antonyms: flux, inflow, influx, inrush

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

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exodus

noun ex·o·dus \ˈek-sə-dəs\

Definition of EXODUS for Kids

: the departure of a large number of people at the same time

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