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Definition of Lepers

Leper
Leper Lep"er (l[e^]p"[~e]r), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F. l[`e]pre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. le`pra, fr. lepro`s scaly, fr. le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.] A person affected with leprosy.

Meaning of Lepers from wikipedia

- Jesus' interaction with lepers, the writing of church leaders, and the Christian focus on charitable works led to viewing the lepers as "chosen by God" or...
- A leper colony, also known by many other names, is an isolated community for the quarantining and treatment of lepers, people suffering from leprosy....
- Baldwin IV (1161–1185), known as the Leper King, was the king of Jerusalem from 1174 until his death in 1185. He was admired by his contemporaries and...
- Julien Lepers (French pronunciation: [ʒyljɛ̃ ləpɛʁs]; whose real name is Ronan Gerval Lepers) is a French television and radio presenter, and a singer-songwriter...
- Simon the Leper (Gr****: Σίμων ὁ λεπρός, Símōn ho leprós) is a biblical figure who lived in Bethany, a village in Judaea on the southeastern slope of the...
- Jesus' cleansing of ten lepers is one of the miracles of Jesus reported in the Gospels (Gospel of Luke 17:11–19). Ten lepers, seeing Jesus, "raised their...
- The lepers' plot was an alleged conspiracy of French lepers in 1321 to spread their disease by contaminating water supplies, including well water, with...
- sinecure, since the leper hospital had ceased to admit new lepers in 1279, and what few lepers remained were moved to a new colony near Ely. The chapel...
- have been afflicted with leprosy. By 1830, approximately 400 lepers were patients in leper colonies established by Catholic priests at Manila, Cebu, and...
- vocals) (born 9 August 1962), Modern English were originally known as The Lepers. The group expanded to "Modern English" when Richard Brown (drums) and Stephen...