aceldama

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A field of bloodshed

The system of warfare ... which had already converted immense tracts into one universal aceldama. - De Quincey.

The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood
A blood soaked battlefield
{i} (New Testament) field near Jerusalem that was purchased with the money Judas Iscariot received for betraying Jesus; place that has very negative connotations
The potters field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood. Figuratively: A field of bloodshed
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aceldama

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    Этимология

    () From Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Hakeldamakh) from Aramaic חקל (“field”) + דמא (“blood”)
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