əˈseldəmə also əˈke- noun
also akel·da·ma əˈke-
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: from Aceldama, field bought with the money received by Judas for betraying Christ (Acts 1: 18-19), from Greek Akeldama, from Aramaic ḥăqēl dĕmā, literally, field of blood
: a field of bloodshed : a place of highly disagreeable associations