Exodus Definition

ĕksə-dəs
noun
A departure of a large number of people.
American Heritage
The departure of the Israelites from Egypt.
Webster's New World
A going out or forth, esp. in a large group.
Webster's New World
The second book of the Pentateuch in the Bible, which describes this and gives the law of Moses.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Exodus

Noun

Singular:
exodus
Plural:
exoduses

Origin of Exodus

  • From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (exodos, “expedition, procession, departure”) From late Old English only as a proper noun, Exodus, the biblical book; use as a common noun is from the early 17th century.

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Latin from Greek exodos ex- out exo– hodos way, journey

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (exodos), from ἐξ (ex, “out of”) + ὁδός (hodos, “way”)

    From Wiktionary

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