leprosies
- plural of leprosy.
Example Sentences
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Crutches, and itches, and leprosies, and ulcers, and gangrenes, and running sores, praise ye the Lord, for to-night ye have saved our Archbishop! 1ST BEGGAR.
From Becket and other plays by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron
R. José said, “all seas may purify in flowing, but they are disallowed for issues, and leprosies, and for purifying with them the water of the ashes of the red heifer.”
From Hebrew Literature by Wilson, Epiphanius
“The water in them is disallowed for issues and leprosies, or to purify with it as with the water of the ashes of the heifer, since it is not filled in a vessel.”
From Hebrew Literature by Wilson, Epiphanius
White phlegm, which is dangerous if kept in, by reason of the air bubbles, is not equally dangerous if able to escape through the pores, although it variegates the body, generating diverse kinds of leprosies.
From Timaeus by Jowett, Benjamin
This disease itself is in more need of his curing hand than all the leprosies of Judaea and Samaria.
From Miracles of Our Lord by MacDonald, George
