pestilence – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
pestilence
n.
epidemic disease, plague; something that is damaging, something destructive
Pestilence
pestilence
Noun
1. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
(synonym) plague
(hypernym) epidemic disease
2. a pernicious evil influence
(hypernym) influence
pestilence
nf.
putrescence, rot, decomposition; smelliness caused by decomposition, foulness caused by decay
Pestilence
(n.)
Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating.
(n.)
Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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