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exodus

[ek-suh-duhs]

noun

  1. a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people.

    the summer exodus to the country and shore.

  2. the Exodus, the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses.

  3. (initial capital letter)the second book of the Bible, containing an account of the Exodus. Ex.



Exodus

1

/ ˈɛəə /

noun

  1. the departure of the Israelites from Egypt led by Moses

  2. the second book of the Old Testament, recounting the events connected with this and the divine visitation of Moses at Mount Sinai

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

exodus

2

/ ˈɛəə /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of going out

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Exodus

  1. The second book of the Old Testament; it tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt (see also Egypt), made possible by the ten plagues of Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea. Moses led them, and their destination was the Promised Land. God guided them by sending a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to show them the way they should go. God also fed them with manna and gave them water out of a solid rock. Because of their frequent complaining and failure to trust him, however, God made them stay in the desert for forty years before entering the Promised Land. God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of the Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus. Exodus is a Greek word meaning “departure.”

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exodus1

First recorded before 1000; from Late Latin, the name of the second book of the Bible, from Greek éǻDz “a going out, marching out,” equivalent to ex- “out of” + ()ǻó “w”; ex- 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exodus1

C17: via Latin from Greek exodos from ex- 1 + hodos way
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A government spokesman said the drop in pupils "remains firmly within historical patterns" and "shatters the myth" of a private school exodus.

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The changes come as the CDC has faced an exodus of senior leaders and has lacked an acting director.

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Such an exodus could hand China an advantage in the global race for supremacy in key fields including technology, defense and medicine, they said.

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But as the first Trump administration became more hostile toward career staff, an exodus occurred and enforcement steadily slowed, hitting a low point in fiscal year 2020.

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Energy Star was at risk during the first Trump administration, when the EPA last faced an exodus of scientific talent, but ultimately survived.

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