Leper Definition

lĕpər
lepers
noun
lepers
A person having leprosy.
Webster's New World
A person to be shunned or ostracized, as because of the danger of moral contamination.
Webster's New World
A person who is avoided by others; a pariah.
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Noun

Singular:
leper
Plural:
lepers

Origin of Leper

  • Middle English from lepre leprosy from Old French from Late Latin lepra from Greek lepros scaly from lepis scale

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French, from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lepra).

    From Wiktionary

Leper Sentence Examples

  • To touch a leper was forbidden, and the offence involved ceremonial defilement.

  • At the end of the event I have rarely felt anymore like a social leper.

  • His " I will " cleansed the leper; the maimed were made whole.

  • The first is that by touching the leper Jesus himself breaks the law.

  • And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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Words Starting With

LLELEP

Words Ending With

RERPER

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Words Starting With L and Ending With R

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