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Aceldama

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

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the place near Jerusalem purchased with the bribe Judas took for betraying Jesus.
  2. any place of slaughter and bloodshed.


Aceldama

/ əˈsɛldəmə /

noun

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Aceldama1

From Latin, from Greek Akeldamá, from Aramaic ḥăgēl dəmā “field of blood”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Aceldama1

C14: from Aramaic haqēl demā field of blood
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Example Sentences

What a remarkable fulfilment of prophecy, in the purchase of Aceldama, that potter's field of blood.

There is undoubtedly a sea of blood in Mademoiselle Taillefer's estates; her inheritance from her father is a vast Aceldama.

Upon the slope of this hill is the traditional Aceldama, "the field of blood."

This plain has been the Aceldama of the nations that have warred in Palestine.

War made the South an Aceldama; reconstruction made it a Gehenna.

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