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Definition of Plagues

Plague
Plague Plague, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf. Plaint.] 1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation. --Shak. And men blasphemed God for the plague of hail. --Wyclif. The different plague of each calamity. --Shak. 2. (Med.) An acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London plague. ``A plague upon the people fell.' --Tennyson. Cattle plague. See Rinderpest. Plague mark, Plague spot, a spot or mark of the plague; hence, a token of something incurable.
Plague
Plague Plague, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plagued; p. pr. & vb. n. Plaguing.] 1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind. Thus were they plagued And worn with famine. --Milton. 2. Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass. She will plague the man that loves her most. --Spenser. Syn: To vex; torment; distress; afflict; harass; annoy; tease; tantalize; trouble; molest; embarrass; perplex.

Meaning of Plagues from wikipedia

- The Plagues of Egypt (Hebrew: מכות מצרים), in the account of the Book of Exodus, are ten disasters inflicted on biblical Egypt by the God of Israel (Yahweh)...
- Look up plague or plagues in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plague or The Plague may refer to: Plague (disease), a disease caused by Yersinia pestis...
- Y. pestis as the aetiological agent of the Black Death and subsequent plagues. In addition, the utility of the published tooth-based ancient DNA technique...
- Twin Plagues is the third studio album by American quintet Wednesday, released by Orindal Records in August 2021. Twin Plagues has musical footing in...
- December 2009). "Validation of Inverse Seasonal Peak Mortality in Medieval Plagues, Including the Black Death, in Comparison to Modern Yersinia pestis-Variant...
- epidemic. Due to the long time spans, the first plague pandemic (6th century – 8th century) and the second plague pandemic (14th centuryearly 19th century)...
- PMC 6516140. PMID 31164790. Theilmann J, Cate F (2007). "A Plague of Plagues: The Problem of Plague Diagnosis in Medieval England". The Journal of Interdisciplinary...
- Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Symptoms include fever, weakness and headache. Usually this begins one to seven...
- Before", as well as other songs by the Plagues and other 1960s garage bands. In the intervening years the Plagues work has attracted a following amongst...
- Pandemics, and Plagues. ABC-Clio. ISBN 978-0-313-34102-1. Cipolla, Carlo M. (1977). "The Medieval City". In Miskimin, Harry A. (ed.). A Plague Doctor. Yale...