Cave of Adullam
Cave of Adullam noun: a place or group in which people who have met failure or defeat in some way are said to congregate.
Noun
Cave of Adullam (plural Caves of Adullam)
- A place or group in which people who have met failure or defeat in some way are said to congregate.
- […] but what shall we say of the sects which, coming late with forces weak in number and intellect, feed upon the refuse of the Church? They form caves of Adullam and call them churches.1890, George William Knox, “The Lull in Japan”, in The Church at Home and Abroad, volume 8, page 219
- […] Grub Street was a Cave of Adullam for broken men, ruined in trade or political troubles, who could just keep body and soul together by these productions.1896, Leslie Stephen, “The Evolution of Editors”, in The National Review, volume 26, number 156, page 773
Forms of Cave of Adullam
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Origin of Cave of Adullam
From Biblical Hebrew מְעָרַת־עֲדֻלָּם (məʿāraṯ-ʿĂḏullām, “cave of Adullam”), referring to a redoubt near the town of Adullam where David fled from his enemy King Saul of Israel.
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Questions about Cave of Adullam
- What does Cave of Adullam mean?
- Cave of Adullam means a place or group in which people who have met failure or defeat in some way are said to congregate.
- What part of speech is Cave of Adullam?
- Cave of Adullam is a noun.
- What is the plural of Cave of Adullam?
- The plural of Cave of Adullam is Caves of Adullam.
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