| word | exodus |
|---|---|
| definition | A situation in which many people leave a place at the same time. |
| eg_sentence | The war led to a mass exodus of Iraq's Christians. |
| explanation | The second book of the Old Testament tells of the departure of Moses and the Israelites from Egypt and their difficult journey across the Sinai Desert to Mount Sinai, from which they would eventually complete their journey to their home in Palestine. The book's original Hebrew name was Shemot, but it's known to English-speakers as Exodus, from the Greek exodos, “departure.” Leon Uris chose the name Exodus for his powerful novel about the founding of Israel in the years after World War II, since the new state's postwar settlers had departed from many parts of the world for their new home in Palestine |
| IPA | ˈɛksədəs |
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