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Exodus as a Noun
Definitions of "Exodus" as a noun
Synonyms of "Exodus" as a noun (8 Words)
Usage Examples of "Exodus" as a noun
Associations of "Exodus" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Exodus” are: book of exodus, hegira, hejira, mass departure, withdrawal, evacuation, leaving, exit

Exodus as a Noun

Definitions of "Exodus" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “exodus” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A mass departure of people.
The departure of the Israelites from Egypt.
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.
A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment.

Synonyms of "Exodus" as a noun (8 Words)

book of exodus	Physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together.
evacuation	The act of removing the contents of something. Patients with a feeling of incomplete evacuation.
exit	A way out of a building, room, or passenger vehicle. She slowed for a roundabout taking the second exit.
hegira	The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year.
hejira	The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year.
leaving	The act of departing.
mass departure	A sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite.
withdrawal	The termination of drug taking. The nurse was expert at the withdrawal* of blood.*

Usage Examples of "Exodus" as a noun

The Passover festival celebrates the Exodus.
The annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to Florida.

Associations of "Exodus" (30 Words)

asylum	A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person. His asylum* application was refused.*
banish	Expel, as if by official decree. He was banished from his own country.
biblical	Resembling the language or style of the Bible. There is a biblical* cadence in the last words he utters.*
defrock	Divest of the frock; of church officials. A defrocked French Catholic priest.
deportation	The act of expelling a person from their native land. A deportation* order.*
deviant	A deviant person or thing. Deviant ideas.
elude	(of an idea or fact) fail to be understood or remembered by (someone. Sleep still eluded her.
emigration	The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad. Mass emigration* from Ireland to the United States.*
escape	Escape potentially unpleasant consequences get away with a forbidden action. That escape* from the consequences is possible but unattractive.*
escaped	Having escaped especially from confinement. Escaped convicts.
evade	Avoid dealing with or accepting (something unpleasant or morally or legally required. He never sought to evade* responsibility for his actions.*
exile	The act of expelling a person from their native land. Men in exile* dream of hope.*
expatriate	Move away from one’s native country and adopt a new residence abroad. Money found to have been expatriated to Singapore banks.
flee	Run away from (someone or something. He was forced to flee* the country.*
haven	A place of safety or refuge. A haven* for wildlife.*
homeland	A person’s or a people’s native land. He left his homeland* to settle in London.*
horrified	Filled with horror; extremely shocked. The horrified* spectators.*
influx	The process of flowing in. The lakes are fed by influxes of meltwater.
migrant	Tending to migrate or having migrated. Migrant birds.
miraculously	In a way that suggests or resembles a miracle. The two drivers miraculously* escaped with only minor injuries.*
move	Move so as to change position perform a nontranslational motion. He didn t make a move* to help.*
nation	The people who live in a nation or country. African nations.
recourse	Act of turning to for assistance. Have recourse* to the courts.*
refuge	Something or someone turned to for assistance or security. I sought refuge* in drink.*
refugee	A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. A refugee* camp.*
repatriate	A person who has been repatriated. The last German POWs were repatriated in November 1948.
run	Cover by running run a certain distance. One of the richest cattle runs of the district.
sanctuary	Refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger. The inner sanctuary* where the reliquary was kept.*
shelter	Provide shelter for. An air raid shelter.
transportation	The United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs created in 1966. The era of global mass transportation.