Aceldama

American  

[uh-sel-duh-muh, uh-kel-] / əˈsɛl də mə, əˈkɛl- /

Also Akeldama

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.

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Aceldama British  

/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of Aceldama

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

Example Sentences

Aceldama   A place with dreadful associations. animadversion   Strong criticism. approbate   Sanction officially; authorize. arbitrament   Arbitrating; arbitration.

From Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States by Seward, William Henry

The eye of love proved keener than the eye of gratitude, and the Saxon lady even in that Aceldama knew her Harold.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

And that field was called "Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood."

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

Aceldama, a-sel′da-ma, n. a field of blood—the name given to the field outside Jerusalem bought with the blood-money of Jesus.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Thanks to Louis Bonaparte, this revered field of the Federation may in future be called Aceldama.

From Napoleon the Little by Hugo, Victor