Meaning of Gadarene | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Gadara (near modern-day Umm Qais, in Jordan).
2. Headlong, as of a flight or rush (with reference to the swine of Matthew VIII:28-32.).

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Examples

“Television is a key influence⟳ on social culture, yet what it provides is increasingly dominated by the Gadarene rush⟳ to grab⟳ viewers.”

“A gadarene rush⟳ to convert from paper to specie in early 1720, led by Law's erstwhile cronies among the court aristocracy, underlined the point⟳.”

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