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noun
- 1. a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague: archaic "neither prayers nor demonstrations halted the advance of the pestilence"
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The meaning of PESTILENCE is a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating; especially : bubonic plague. How to use pestilence in a sentence.
Pestilence means a deadly and overwhelming disease that affects an entire community. The Black Plague, a disease that killed over thirty percent of Europe's population, was certainly a pestilence.
Pestilence is a formal word for a very serious infectious disease that kills many people. It can also mean a serious and growing problem. Learn more about its usage, synonyms and translations.
Pestilence is a formal word for a very serious infectious disease that kills many people. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms, related words and translations.
Pestilence definition: a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.. See examples of PESTILENCE used in a sentence.
Pestilence is an old or literary term for any disease that spreads quickly and kills a lot of people. Learn how to pronounce, use and distinguish it from related words like plague and epidemic.
Pestilence is any disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people, or an evil influence or idea. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and usage of pestilence with examples from Collins English Dictionary.
