Exodus, n.
- 1. Departure (from a country), great emigration.
- 2. [With The.] Israelitish migration from Egypt.
- 3. Second book of Moses, Second Book of the Pentateuch.
Exonerate, v. a.
- 1. Exculpate, absolve, acquit, clear, justify, vindicate.
- 2. Release, absolve, discharge, exempt, except, free, let off.
Exoneration, n.
- 1. Exculpation, acquittal, clearance, justification, vindication.
- 2. Release, absolution, discharge, exemption, exception, liberation, letting off.
Exorable, a. To be moved by entreaty, yielding to prayer, gracious, merciful.
Exorbitance, Exorbitancy, n. Extravagance, enormity, excess.
Exorbitant, a. Extravagant, inordinate, excessive, enormous, unreasonable.
Exorcise, v. a.
- 1. Drive away (by conjurations), cast out.
- 2. Deliver from malignant spirits, purify from evil influence.
Exorcism, n.
- 1. Exorcising. See the verb.
- 2. Spell, charm, incantation, exorcising formula.
Exordium, n. [L. pl. Exordia; Eng. pl. Exordiums.] Introduction, opening, preamble, preface, proem, prelude, prologue.
Exosmose, Exosmosis, n. Transudation outward, outward osmose.
Exoteric, Exoterical, a. Public, open, external, superficial, addressed to the public, for the multitude, ad populum.