Gadarene
English
Etymology
From the Late Latin Gadarēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γαδαρηνός (Gadarēnós, “inhabitant of Gadara”), from Γάδαρα (Gádara, “Gadara”, now “Umm Qais”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡadəɹiːn/
Adjective
Gadarene (comparative more Gadarene, superlative most Gadarene)
- Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Gadara (near modern-day Umm Qais, in Jordan).
- 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, published 2003, page 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
- 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
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