Definitions for Pestilence
ˈpɛs tl ənspesti·lence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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

2. plague, pestilence, pestnoun

   any epidemic disease with a high death rate

3. 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pestilencenoun

   Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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.

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1. Pestilencenoun

   specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating

2. Pestilencenoun

   fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers

3. Etymology: [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia. See Pestilent.]

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How to pronounce Pestilence?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pestilence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pestilence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Pestilence in a Sentence

1. Horace Bushnell:

   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.

2. William Blake:

   He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

3. Seán O'Casey:

   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.

4. Woody Allen, Without Feathers:

   Whosoever shall not fall by the sword or by famine, shall fall by pestilence so why bother shaving?

5. Woody Allen, "Without Feathers":

   Whosoever shall not fall by the sword or by famine, shall fall by pestilence, so why bother shaving?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pestilence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pestilence
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Pestilence
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pestilence