What does PESTILENCE mean?
Definitions for PESTILENCE
ˈpɛs tl ənspesti·lence
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Princeton's WordNet
plague, pestilence, pest, pestisnoun
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
plague, pestilence, pestnoun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
pestilence, cankernoun
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"
Wiktionary
pestilencenoun
Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pestilencenoun
Plague; pest; contagious distemper.
Etymology: pestilence, Fr. pestilentia, Lat.
The red pestilence strike all trades in Rome,
And occupations perish. William Shakespeare.When my eyes beheld Olivia first,
Methought she purg’d the air of pestilence. William Shakespeare.
ChatGPT
pestilence
Pestilence is a deadly and overwhelming disease that affects an entire community, region or population. It often refers to a widespread epidemic or plague that causes a high degree of mortality.
Webster Dictionary
Pestilencenoun
specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating
Pestilencenoun
fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers
Etymology: [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia. See Pestilent.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PESTILENCE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PESTILENCE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of PESTILENCE in a Sentence
Disease an never be conquered, can never be quelled by emotion's willful screaming or faith's symbolic prayer. It can only be conquered by the energy of humanity and the cunning in the mind of man. In the patience of a Curie, in the enlightenment of a Faraday, a Rutherford, a Pasteur, a Nightingale, and all other apostles of light and cleanliness, rather than of a woebegone godliness, we shall find final deliverance from plague, pestilence, and famine.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
Woody Allen, Without Feathers:
Whosoever shall not fall by the sword or by famine, shall fall by pestilence so why bother shaving?
Woody Allen, "Without Feathers":
Whosoever shall not fall by the sword or by famine, shall fall by pestilence, so why bother shaving?
If you had the seeds of pestilence in your body you would not have a more active contagion that you have in your tempers, tastes, and principles. Simply to be in this world, whatever you are, is to exert an influence, compared with which mere language and persuasion are feeble.
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