Exodus Definitions

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EX'ODUS
EX'ODY, n. [Gr. way.] Departure from a place; particularly, the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses.
1. The second book of the Old Testament, which gives a history of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.
Ex officio, [L.] By virtue of office, and without special authority. A justice of the peace may ex officio take sureties of the peace.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment [syn: exodus, hegira, hejira]
2: 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 [syn: Exodus, Book of Exodus]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Exodos, literally, road out, from ex- + hodos road Date: before 12th century 1. capitalized the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table 2. a mass departure ; emigration

English Explanatory Dictionary

ek?s???m? n. 1 Anthropol. marriage of a man outside his owntribe. 2 Biol. the fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related orunrelated individuals. øøexogamous adj.

English Explanatory Dictionary

ek?s???m? n. 1 Anthropol. marriage of a man outside his owntribe. 2 Biol. the fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related orunrelated individuals. øøexogamous adj.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a mass departure of people (esp. emigrants). 2 (Exodus) Bibl. a the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. b the book of the Old Testament relating this. Etymology: eccl.L f. Gk exodos (as EX-(2), hodos way)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Exodus Ex"o*dus, n. [L., the book of Exodus, Gr. ? a going or marching out; ? out + ? way, cf. Skr. [=a]-sad to approach.] 1. A going out; particularly (the Exodus), the going out or journey of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses; and hence, any large migration from a place. 2. The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If there is an exodus of people from a place, a lot of people leave that place at the same time. The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors. N-SING: oft N of n

Hitchcock Bible Dictionary

going out, departure

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Departure (from a country), great emigration. 2. [With The.] Israelitish migration from Egypt. 3. Second book of Moses, Second Book of the Pentateuch.

Moby Thesaurus

abandonment, act, afterpiece, bit, chaser, curtain, curtain call, curtain raiser, decampment, departure, divertimento, divertissement, egress, egression, emigration, epilogue, escape, evacuation, exit, exode, expository scene, extraction, finale, flight, forthcoming, getaway, going, going out, hegira, hoke act, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, introduction, leaving, migration, number, outcome, outcoming, outgo, outgoing, parting, passing, prologue, removal, retirement, retreat, routine, scene, shtick, sketch, skit, song and dance, stand-up comedy act, striptease, turn, walkout, withdrawal