exoduses
Large-scale group departures
Exoduses is the plural of exodus, a mass departure of people.
The word comes from the biblical Exodus, when the Israelites fled Egypt.
Any large-scale migration or evacuation can be called an exodus: rural exoduses to the cities, the exoduses of refugees from war zones.
Multiple distinct departures are exoduses; a single massive one is an exodus.
People seeking safety elsewhere
- asylum seekersPeople requesting safe haven
- displaced personsPeople forced from home
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
persecution · fleeing · sanctuary · resettlement · camps · statelessness · repatriation · humanitarian crisis
Scattered population sharing origins
- dispersionScattering across space
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- settlersThose who establish homes
colonization · relocation · assimilation · homeland · expatriates · transplantation · brain drain · waves
Act of saying goodbye
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- partingAct of leaving another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- exitWay to leave
evacuation · emigration · relocation · separation · flight · abandonment · uprooting · decampment
Arduous overland journey
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- voyageJourney by sea
crossing · passage · wandering · nomadism · traverse · expedition · route · trail
Hebrew prophet, liberator
- IsraelitesAncient Hebrew people
- PharaohEgyptian royal title
- plaguesMass outbreaks of disease
- PassoverFestival of liberation
Red Sea · wilderness · Sinai · deliverance · liberation · promised land · captivity · bondage
refugees
People seeking safety elsewhere
- asylum seekersPeople requesting safe haven
- displaced personsPeople forced from home
- expulsionForced permanent removal
ethnic cleansing · persecution · fleeing · sanctuary · resettlement · camps · statelessness · repatriation · humanitarian crisis · border crossing
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- dispersionScattering across space
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
settlers · colonization · relocation · assimilation · homeland · expatriates · transplantation · brain drain · waves · patterns
leave-taking
Act of saying goodbye
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- partingAct of leaving another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
exit · evacuation · emigration · relocation · separation · flight · abandonment · uprooting · decampment · pullout
trek
Arduous overland journey
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
voyage · crossing · passage · wandering · nomadism · traverse · expedition · route · trail · destination
Moses
Hebrew prophet, liberator
- IsraelitesAncient Hebrew people
- PharaohEgyptian royal title
- plaguesMass outbreaks of disease
Passover · Red Sea · wilderness · Sinai · deliverance · liberation · promised land · captivity · bondage · tablets
exodusesinfluxes
Sudden large arrivals
arrivals · inflows · incursions · immigrations · incomings
exodusesinfluxes
Sudden large arrivals
surges · swells · growths · expansions · buildups
exodusescongregations
Assembled bodies of worshippers
gatherings · assemblies · convergences · concentrations · influxes
- mass exodusLarge-scale collective departure
- the exodusLarge-scale group departure
- urban exodusMigration away from cities
- rural exodusMass departure from countryside
- youth exodusMass departure of young people
- exodus storyNarrative of mass departure