PESTILENCE


Meaning of PESTILENCE in English

/pes"tl euhns/ , n.

1. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.

2. See bubonic plague .

3. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.

[ 1275-1325; ME pestilentia. See PESTILENT, -ENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .