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Exodus vs Decease - What's the difference?

exodus | decease |

As nouns the difference between exodus and decease

is that exodus is a sudden departure of a large number of people while decease is (formal) death.

As a verb decease is

to die.

exodus

English

(Exodus)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (the Exodus) The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
  • The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.

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    decease

    English

    Noun

    (death) (-)
  • (formal) death
  • (obsolescent) Departure, especially departure from this life

    • Verb

    (deceas)
  • To die.
  • *, II.17:
    • After which usurped victorie, he presently deceased : and partly through the excessive joy he thereby conceived.

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    Usage notes

    The noun and verb forms are much less commonly used than the participial adjective "deceased," particularly outside formal, literary, or legal usage.