Genocide vs. Exodus

Genocide vs. Exodus — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Genocide and Exodus

Genocidenoun

The systematic killing of substantial numbers of people on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, political beliefs, social status, or other particularities.

Exodusnoun

A sudden departure of a large number of people.

There was an exodus when the show ended.''In the movie The Sinking of Japan, virtually all Japanese desperately try to find any form of transportation out of Japan in a massive exodus to flee the sinking country.

Genocidenoun

(by extension) The systematic suppression of ideas on the basis of cultural or ethnic origin; culturicide.

Exodusverb

To depart from a place in a large group.

Genocidenoun

The elimination of an entire class of monsters by the player.

Exodusnoun

a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

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Genocideverb

To commit genocide (against); to eliminate (a group of people) completely.

Exodusnoun

the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

Genocidenoun

systematic killing of a racial or cultural group