Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as exilian.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to exile or banishment, esp. to that of the Jews in Babylon.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to exile

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to a period of exile (especially the exile of the Jews known as the Babylonian Captivity)

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Examples

  • Now Israel and its leaders must boldly pursue its inherent, often unexpected, wisdom to dismiss with conviction and fortitude national leaders who demand their exilic state and to finally take its rightful place as the nation from whom other nations are inspired.

    Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple Kevin Bermeister 2012

  • In the post-exilic period, there has been dispute between Samaritans and Judahites/Judeans/Jews about Mount Gerizim vs. Jerusalem (see John 4 in the NT) as the appropriate cultic site.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Genetic Evidence Shows Common Origins of Jews 2010

  • In the book of Jonah, which most scholars consider post-exilic, God showers compassionate forgiveness on sinners in the faraway city of Nineveh.

    One World, Under God 2009

  • In the book of Jonah, which most scholars consider post-exilic, God showers compassionate forgiveness on sinners in the faraway city of Nineveh.

    One World, Under God 2009

  • There was also a Jewish temple in Elephantine in the post-exilic period.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Genetic Evidence Shows Common Origins of Jews 2010

  • Ruth, another book that is commonly, though less confidently, dated post-exilic, also features fresh international bonding.

    One World, Under God 2009

  • Now Israel and its leaders must boldly pursue its inherent, often unexpected, wisdom to dismiss with conviction and fortitude national leaders who demand their exilic state and to finally take its rightful place as the nation from whom other nations are inspired.

    Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple Kevin Bermeister 2012

  • Ruth, another book that is commonly, though less confidently, dated post-exilic, also features fresh international bonding.

    One World, Under God 2009

  • These post-exilic passages also feature more internationally communal language than pre-exilic scripture, and mention not just God's covenant with Israel but "an everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."

    Robert Wright: The Bible's Vindication of Obama's Middle East Strategy 2010

  • These post-exilic passages also feature more internationally communal language than pre-exilic scripture, and mention not just God's covenant with Israel but "an everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."

    The Bible's Vindication of Obama's Middle East Strategy 2010

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