aceldama

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Hakeldamakh), from Aramaic חקל (“field”) + דמא (“blood”)

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ac-el-da*ma

Noun

aceldama (plural aceldamas)

1. 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.
2. (figuratively) A field of bloodshed.

   • The system of warfare ... which had already converted immense tracts into one universal aceldama. - De Quincey

Translations

the potter's field purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master

figuratively, a field of bloodshed

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• Latin: aceldama (la) f