Worms

[ wurmz; German vawrms ]

noun

1. a city in E Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
2. Diet of, the council, or diet, held here (1521) at which Luther was condemned as a heretic.

Worms

¹

/ wɜːmz; vɔrms /

noun

1. a city in SW Germany, in Rhineland-Palatinate on the Rhine: famous as the seat of imperial diets, notably that of 1521, before which Luther defended his doctrines in the presence of Charles V; river port and manufacturing centre with a large wine trade. Pop: 81 100 (2003 est)

worms

²

/ wɜːmz /

noun

1. functioning as singular any disease or disorder, usually of the intestine, characterized by infestation with parasitic worms