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Definition of Scourge

Scourge
Scourge Scourge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scourged; p. pr. & vb. n. Scourging.] [From Scourge, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.] 1. To whip severely; to lash. Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman? --Acts xxii. 25. 2. To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction. Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. --Heb. xii. 6. 3. To harass or afflict severely. To scourge and impoverish the people. --Brougham.

Meaning of Scourge from wikipedia

- A scourge is a whip or lash, especially a multi-thong type, used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification. It is usually made of leather...
- Scourge of God may refer to: Divine retribution, divine punishment Attila (fl. c. 406–453), Hunnic king Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227), Mongol khan Black...
- Scourge, in comics, may refer to: Scourge of the Underworld, an organization responsible for the deaths of numerous supervillains Jack Monroe, a character...
- Look up scourge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A scourge is a whip or flail. Scourge may also refer to: Scourge (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion...
- The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Writer/editor...
- The Scourger is a thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, that formed in 2003. All three of the band's singles have landed on the national Finnish charts:...
- by Priscus. He was a man born into the world to shake the nations, the scourge of all lands, who in some way terrified all mankind by the dreadful rumors...
- the expansion sets Onslaught (October 2002), Legions (January 2003) and Scourge (May 2003). The block's main theme is creature types (for example, Clerics...
- The Fokker Scourge (Fokker Scare) occurred during the First World War from July 1915 to early 1916. Imperial German Flying Corps (Die Fliegertruppen)...
- Scourge : HMS Scourge (1779) was a 14-gun brig-sloop launched in 1779. In 1793 she captured Sans Cullote and she foundered in 1795. HM galley Scourge (1779)...