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The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
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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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Synonyms: Exod.
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noun
A sudden departure of a large number of people.
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verb
To depart from a place in a large group.
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noun
a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hegira, hejira
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Broader terms: escape, flight
noun
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
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Synonyms: Book of Exodus
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Broader terms: book
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1eǵhs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐξ- (ex-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos) Ancient Greek Ἔξοδος (Éxodos)bor. Latin Exodusbor. English Exodus Borrowed from Latin Exodus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔξοδος (Éxodos), from ἔξοδος (éxodos, “departure”), from ἐξ- (ex-, “out”) + ὁδός (hodós, “path, road”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1eǵhs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐξ- (ex-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos)der. Latin exodusder. English exodus From Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “expedition, procession, departure”). Doublet of exodos. 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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