- land of exile
- land to which people are banished
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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EXILE, BABYLONIAN — EXILE, BABYLONIAN, exiles of Judah to Babylonia, sixth–fifth centuries B.C.E. Although Babylonia was not the only destination of former Judahites, it was the Babylonian deportees and their descendants whose perspectives inform the Hebrew Bible.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Exile — Ex ile, n. [OE. exil, fr. L. exilium, exsilium, fr. exsuil one who quits, or is banished from, his native soil; ex out + solum ground, land, soil, or perh. fr.the root of salire to leap, spring; cf. F. exil. Cf. {Sole} of the foot, {Saltation}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exile (computer game series) — See Exile (disambiguation) for other meanings and video games bearing this name. The Exile series of roleplaying games were created by Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software. They are released as shareware titles for Apple Macintosh and Microsoft… … Wikipedia
Exile — multipleissues refimprove = May 2007 laundry = January 2008Exile means to be away from one s home (i.e. city, state or country) while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return. It… … Wikipedia
Exile (arcade adventure) — Infobox VG| title = Exile publisher = Superior Software, Audiogenic designer = Peter Irvin and Jeremy Smith engine = released = 1988 genre = Arcade adventure modes = Single player ratings = platforms = Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 64,… … Wikipedia
Land of Nod — The Land of Nod ( he. ’eretz Nod) is a place in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, located to the east of Eden , to which Cain chose to flee to after murdering his brother Abel. The Hebrew word nod means wandering . : And Cain went out from … Wikipedia
Exile (Geoffrey Oryema album) — Infobox Album | Name = Exile Type = Album Artist = Geoffrey Oryema Released = March 19 1991 Recorded = 1990 Genre = World Music Length = 37:23 Label = Real World Producer = Brian Eno Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
Exile Paradise (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Exile Paradise Type = Album Artist = In Strict Confidence Released = May 2006 (EU) June 2006 (US) Recorded = Genre = electronic music Length = Label = Metropolis Records (US) Producer = Last album = Holy the Hecq… … Wikipedia
exile — exilable, adj. exiler, n. /eg zuyl, ek suyl/, n., v., exiled, exiling. n. 1. expulsion from one s native land by authoritative decree. 2. the fact or state of such expulsion: to live in exile. 3. a person banished from his or her native land. 4.… … Universalium
exile — ex•ile [[t]ˈɛg zaɪl, ˈɛk saɪl[/t]] n. v. iled, il•ing 1) expulsion from one s native land or home by authoritative decree 2) the fact or state of such expulsion: to live in exile[/ex] 3) prolonged separation from one s country or home, as by… … From formal English to slang
