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OP The AWAD theme for this week is "biblical allusions".
The AWAD for Day 1 is "gadarene".
Do you remember when a headlong rush
Was widely known as a gadarene rush?
Now the rush to your brain
Is called crack cocaine
And crack turns your brain into mush.
gadarene (GAD-uh-reen) noun
A headlong rush
[After the town of Gadara in a biblical story where two demon-possessed men ask Christ to send them into a herd of swine. They dash into the herd and all the animals rush violently over a cliff.] per Anu
Note: I believe the word "gadarene" described in Anu's AWAD today is the adjective [without the capital "G"], not the noun "Gadarene".
Dictionary.com defines "Gadarene" [with a capital "G"] as an alternate form of the place name "Gadara".
Enter "gadarene" in Dictionary.com and you get:
Gad·a·ra ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gdr-)
An ancient city of Palestine southeast of the Sea of Galilee. It was one of the Greek cities of the Decapolis.
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Gada·rene (gd-rn, gd-rn) adj. & n.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted ALAD "golden calf"- Day 5 plutarch 08/01/05 09:53 AM "gadarene"-what does it really mean? plutarch 08/01/05 04:23 PM Re: "gadarene"-what does it really mean? Bingley 08/02/05 04:50 AM Re: "gadarene"-what does it really mean? plutarch 08/02/05 10:28 AM ALAD "crown of thorns" - Day 3 plutarch 08/03/05 09:34 AM ALAD "widow's cruse" - Day 4 plutarch 08/04/05 09:53 AM ALAD "potter's field"- Day 2 plutarch 08/02/05 03:42 AM Re: ALAD "golden calf"- Day 5 plutarch 08/05/05 09:33 AM
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