exode

noun — 3 senses

exode

noun

Etymology From Latin exodium, from Ancient Greek ἐξόδιον (exódion).

1

Obsolete departure; exodus, especially the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

  • a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay constant or standing miracles before the exode , at the exode , in the wilderness , in the promised land , under their judges , and under their kings
  • Moreover, the continuation of the Mosaic Dispensation from the Exode, 1586, to the burning of the second temple, A.D. 70 = 1656, is exactly the period before the Flood.1868, Lyman Coleman, An Historical Text Book and Atlas of Biblical Geography, page 45:
2

Broadcasting, Drama, Dramaturgy, Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle, Media, Television, Theater Ancient Greek The final chorus; the catastrophe.

3

Ancient Rome, Historical A comic afterpiece, either a farce or a travesty.

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