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Cave of Adullam

noun

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew מְעָרַת־עֲדֻלָּם (məʿāraṯ-ʿĂḏullām, “cave of Adullam”), referring to a redoubt near the town of Adullam where David fled from his enemy King Saul of Israel.

  1. derived from מְעָרַת־עֲדֻלָּם

Definitions

  1. A place or group in which people who have met failure or defeat in some way are said to…

    A place or group in which people who have met failure or defeat in some way are said to congregate.

    • […] but what shall we say of the sects which, coming late with forces weak in number and intellect, feed upon the refuse of the Church? They form caves of Adullam and call them churches.
    • […] Grub Street was a Cave of Adullam for broken men, ruined in trade or political troubles, who could just keep body and soul together by these productions.

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