exilic
pertaining to exile, especially that of the Jews in Babylon.
Origin of exilic
1- Sometimes ex·il·i·an [eg-zil-i-uhn, ek-sil-] /ɛgˈzɪl ɪ ən, ɛkˈsɪl-/ .
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How to use exilic in a sentence
I see Zionism as a heroic effort to renew the stagnated exilic structure by introducing the notion of sovereignty into it.
Her exilic judgment is pictured in the next verse: "And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land."
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. GaebeleinPost-exilic, according to most critics (Driver's Introduction, in loco).
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Jeremiah | William Henry BennettThe history of the post-exilic period till the destruction of the Temple was also written at this time; its180 author is unknown.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzThe whole situation, however, is that of the so-called post-exilic times.
The Literature of the Old Testament | George Foot Moore
This is the problem of Job, and of itself suffices to put the book in what is called the post-exilic age.
The Literature of the Old Testament | George Foot Moore
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