Aceldama

aceldama English Etymology From en grc Ἀκελδαμάχ, from en arc חקל field Hebr + arc דמא blood Hebr. Pronunciation en /əˈsɛldəmə/ /əˈkɛldəmə/ UK,US en a cel da ma Proper noun 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. Translations the potter's field purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master Hindi: hi हकलदमा hakaldamā Noun A field of bloodshed, a place of slaughter. from 17th c. en 1849 w:Thomas de Quincey The English Mail-Coach a regiment already for some hours glorified and hallowed to the ear of all London, as lying stretched, by a large majority, upon one bloody aceldama en 1928 w:Edmund Blunden Undertones of War 42 Penguin 2010 Our own trenches had been knocked silly, and all the area of attack had been turned into an Aceldama. Translations figuratively, a field of bloodshed Latin: la aceldama f