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Meanings of exodus in English

Catalan
hègira

A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment.

hègira
Portuguese
êxodo

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.

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Examples for "Book of Exodus"
Examples for "Book of Exodus"
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This is no doubt a reference to the Great Flood presented in the Book of Exodus.
A Wiccan Bible
2
The Book of Exodus tells how the Ark was built in accordance with instructions from God.
100 Places You Will Never Visit
3
The passage to which reference is made is written in the third chapter of the Book of Exodus.
The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
4
I shall express no opinion of the pair; but I quote from the Book of Exodus, as follows:
God and My Neighbour
5
The story of the conflict between the Vinar and the Aesir is told here in the Book of Exodus.
A Wiccan Bible
Usage of exodus in English
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Among the exodus were soldiers, police officers and other public security workers.
Reuters
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There was truth in Durven's words; the exodus was about to begin.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
3
The château was in a state of upheaval; the exodus was beginning.
The Man from Brodney's
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But so far there has been no mass exodus of investment staff.
Reuters
5
An acute crisis could lead to riots, a mass exodus or worse.
Reuters
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But if this great exodus was planned, why were belongings left behind?
Phantoms
7
U.S. border agents have tracked the latest exodus from Honduras this week.
Reuters
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Pictures showed masses in exodus to the mountains just before the escalation.
Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
9
They went South, in the great exodus of the 20th of May.
Border and Bastille
10
The test-tube with the white of egg showed me a similar exodus.
The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
11
The only safe bet is that the exodus is likely to continue.
Wired
12
The UNHCR said the killings could spur an exodus among the Awa.
Reuters
13
He moved on in a line with one of the exodus streams.
The Mark of the Beast
14
He was English -the exodus from Poland meant nothing to him.
The Guardian
15
The exodus, also seen to a lesser extent in copper and silver
Reuters
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Successive governments have championed this exodus because of the short-term economic gain.
Reuters
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