exilic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of exilic
Example Sentences
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But he has learned to combine the possibilities of exilic experimentation with the rigor of that training ground.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
V. S. Naipaul, Taseer’s former mentor, is repeatedly mentioned in the book, and it is written in his exilic spirit.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 30, 2019
The stamp of his sufferings is on every passage in that exilic work “Isaiah” XL-LXVI, which presents the Suffering Servant of the Lord and declares the atoning virtues of His Agonies and Death.
From Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 by Smith, George Adam, Sir
It is the offspring of exilic or post-exilic Judaism.
From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius
Their interpretation of the glowing prophecies of the exilic and pre-exilic prophets had led them to expect to realize the Messianic kingdom immediately upon their return.
From The Bible Book by Book A Manual for the Outline Study of the Bible by Books by Tidwell, Josiah Blake
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