Definition of "exilic" [ex•il•ic]

• Of or pertaining to exile (adjective)

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• "Ruth, another book that is commonly, though less confidently, dated post-exilic, also features fresh international bonding."
• "In the book of Jonah, which most scholars consider post-exilic, God showers compassionate forgiveness on sinners in the faraway city of Nineveh."
• "Now Israel and its leaders must boldly pursue its inherent, often unexpected, wisdom to dismiss with conviction and fortitude national leaders who demand their exilic state and to finally take its rightful place as the nation from whom other nations are inspired."