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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Scourge
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Ital. scoriada, from Lat. excoriare, to flay, corium, skin), a whip or lash, especially one used for the infliction of punishment. The typical scourge (Lat. flagellum) has several thongs or lashes attached to a single handle, as in the modern "cat-o'-nine-tails." The scourge or flail, and the crook, are the two symbols of power and domination depicted in the hands of Osiris in ancient Egyptian monuments; these show the unchanging form of the instrument throughout the ages.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Scourge'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/scourge.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Scourge'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/scourge.html. 1910.
