Edom

== English == === Etymology === Via Late Latin Edōm from Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm). The medieval Jewish use of "Edom" to refer to Christians referred to their view of Christianity as a heresy that originated from Judaism, comparing Christians to Esau as a relative who was hostile to Jacob (who represented the Jewish people). It originated from Jewish writings that compared the Roman authorities to Edom for their persecution of Jewish people, which was later applied to Christianity when the latter became the state religion of the Roman Empire. === Pronunciation === enPR: ēʹdəm, IPA(key): /ˈi.dəm/ Rhymes: -iːdəm Hyphenation: E‧dom === Proper noun === Edom (biblical) The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible. (historical) A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau. (Judaism, historical, chiefly derogatory, collective) Rome, the Roman Empire. (Judaism, historical, chiefly derogatory, collective) Christianity; Christendom, the Christian countries. ==== Synonyms ==== (Esau): Esau ==== Derived terms ==== Edomite ==== Translations ==== === See also === Hindudom (Hindu world) Christendom (Christian world) Dar al-Islam (the Muslim world) Jewry, Klal Yisrael (collective terms for Jewish people) === References === === Further reading === “Edom”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Dome, E.D. Mo., Medo-, demo, demo-, dome, mode == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch edom, from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.dɔm/ Hyphenation: Edom === Proper noun === Edom n Edom (land and region in the southern Levant and northern Arabia) ==== Derived terms ==== Edomiet === Proper noun === Edom m Edom, Esau == Latin == === Etymology === Via Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛ.dõː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.dom] === Proper noun === Edōm m (indeclinable) (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) (biblical) Edom, Esau: a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Edom; a sobriquet of Esau in the Hebrew Bible Synonyms: Ēsāū, Ēsāus the tribe or nation which is said to be descended from Edom; Edomites Synonyms: Idūmaea, Idūmē, Idūmēa ==== Related terms ==== Idūmaea, Idūmēa Idūmē Idūmaeus ==== Descendants ==== → English: Edom === Further reading === “Edom”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Edom”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Scots == === Proper noun === Edom a male given name, variant of Aidam === References === “Edom”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.