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Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating. / (archaic) Anything harmful to morals or public order.

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pestilence

Source Word

pestilence

IPA(Pronunciation)

countable uncountable archaic

Japanese Meaning

感染力が極めて強く、伝染性があり破壊的な疫病／伝染病 / （古語）道徳や公共秩序に害を及ぼすもの

Historians warned that the collapse of sanitation and trade routes could invite a new pestilence across the continent.

歴史家たちは、衛生状態と交易路の崩壊が大陸全体に新たな壊滅的な疫病を招く可能性があると警告した。

Sense（1）

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

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Sense（2）

(archaic) Anything harmful to morals or public order.

pestilences

（ plural ）