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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

exodus 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]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

EXODUS An extensible database project developed at the University of Wisconsin. (1996-05-13)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

eXodus A package from White Pines allowing the Macintosh to be used as an X server.