aceldama
Syllables: a·cel·da·maUK/əˈsɛldəmə/
aceldama is the alternative form of Aceldama.
Proper noun capitalized: Aceldama
Aceldama
Noun capitalized: Aceldama
Aceldama (plural Aceldamas)
- A field of bloodshed, a place of slaughter.
- […] a regiment already for some hours glorified and hallowed to the ear of all London, as lying stretched, by a large majority, upon one bloody aceldama […]1849, Thomas de Quincey, The English Mail-Coach
- Our own trenches had been knocked silly, and all the area of attack had been turned into an Aceldama.1928, Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War, Penguin, published 2010, page 42
Forms of aceldama
| plural | aceldamas |
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| plural | Aceldamas |
Origin of aceldama
From Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Akeldamákh), from Aramaic חקל (“field”) + דמא (“blood”).
Questions about aceldama
- What does aceldama mean?
- Aceldama means the potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood.
- What is aceldama the alternative form of?
- Aceldama is the alternative form of Aceldama.
- What part of speech is aceldama?
- Aceldama can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce aceldama?
- Aceldama is pronounced /əˈsɛldəmə/ (UK).
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