GADARENE


Meaning of GADARENE in English

[ 'gadəri:n ]

■ adjective involving or engaged in a headlong or disastrous rush.

Origin

C19: from New Testament Gk Gadarēnos 'inhabitant of Gadara ', with ref. to the story of the pigs that rushed down a steep hill into the sea (see Matt. 8:28–32).

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