Aceldama

[ uh-sel-duh-muh, uh-kel- ]

noun

the place near Jerusalem purchased with the bribe Judas took for betraying Jesus. Acts 1:18, 19.
any place of slaughter and bloodshed.

Origin of Aceldama

From Latin, from Greek Akeldamá, from Aramaic ḥăgēl dəmā “field of blood”

Also A·kel·da·ma [uh-kel-duh-muh] /əˈkɛl də mə/ .

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How to use Aceldama in a sentence

What a remarkable fulfilment of prophecy, in the purchase of Aceldama, that potter's field of blood.
Jesus, The Messiah; or, the Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in the New Testament Scriptures | (A Lady) Anonymous
There is undoubtedly a sea of blood in Mademoiselle Taillefer's estates; her inheritance from her father is a vast Aceldama.
The Red Inn | Honore de Balzac
Upon the slope of this hill is the traditional Aceldama, "the field of blood."
The Rand-McNally Bible Atlas | Jesse L. Hurlbut
This plain has been the Aceldama of the nations that have warred in Palestine.
Heroines of the Crusades | C. A. Bloss
War made the South an Aceldama; reconstruction made it a Gehenna.
The Women of the Confederacy | J. L. Underwood

British Dictionary definitions for Aceldama

Aceldama

/ (əˈsɛldəmə) /

noun

New Testament the place near Jerusalem that was bought with the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas for betraying Jesus (Matthew 27:8; Acts 1:19)

Origin of Aceldama

C14: from Aramaic haqēl demā field of blood

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