Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EX'O-DUS, or EX'O-DY, n. [Gr. εξοδος; εξ and ὁδος, way.]

1. Departure from a place; particularly, the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses.
2. The second book of the Old Testament, which gives a history of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.