Gadarene

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English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin Gadarēnus, from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Γαδαρηνός (Gadarēnós, “inhabitant of Gadara”), from Γάδαρα (Gádara, “Gadara”, now “Umm Qais”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Gadarene (comparative more Gadarene, superlative most Gadarene)

  1. Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Gadara (near modern-day Umm Qais, in Jordan).
  2. Headlong, as of a flight or rush (with reference to the swine of Matthew VIII:28-32.[1]).
    • 2000, Greg Philo, The Guardian, letter, 28 Aug 2000:
      Television is a key influence on social culture, yet what it provides is increasingly dominated by the Gadarene rush to grab viewers.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 68:
      A gadarene rush to convert from paper to specie in early 1720, led by Law's erstwhile cronies among the court aristocracy, underlined the point.

References

  1. ^ 1769, Bible (King James), Oxford Standard Text, Matthew. Note: New Testament manuscripts variously refer to the [country of the] "Gergesenes", "Gerasenes" or "Gadarenes". Gergesa (or Gerasa) (near modern-day Jerash) was a city not far from Gadara.

Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) Gadarēne

  1. vocative masculine singular of Gadarēnus

Noun

(deprecated template usage) Gadarēne

  1. vocative singular of Gadarēnus
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