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Pestilence
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating.
(2):
(n.) Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pestilence'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pestilence.html. 1828.