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Noun: exodus  ek-su-dus
  1. A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
    "The exodus of refugees across the border increased as the conflict worsened";
    - hegira, hejira
Noun: Exodus
  1. 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
    - Book of Exodus

Derived forms: exoduses

Type of: book, escape, flight

Part of: Laws, Old Testament, Pentateuch, Torah

Encyclopedia: Exodus, Book of