What does the name scourge mean?

What does the name scourge mean?

If something makes people miserable or causes them great pain and torment, it's a scourge. ... Dating from the 13th century, scourge originally meant "a whip used as punishment." It wasn't long until the figurative meaning of "something causing pain or misery" became even more common.

Is a scourge on society?

1 n-count A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people. ... 2 verb If something scourges a place or group of people, it causes great pain and suffering to people.

What part of speech is scourge?

scourge

part of speech:	noun
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part of speech:	transitive verb
inflections:	scourges, scourging, scourged
definition 1:	to flog with a scourge; whip. synonyms: flagellate, flog, whip similar words: beat, flail, lambaste, lash, strap, thrash

What is scourge of the earth?

1 a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction. 2 a means of inflicting punishment or suffering.

Can a person be a scourge?

a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism. a cause of affliction or calamity: Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.

What do scourge mean in the Bible?

1 : whip especially : one used to inflict pain or punishment. 2 : an instrument of punishment or criticism. 3 : a cause of wide or great affliction.

What is a scourge to humanity?

noun. a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture. a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism. a cause of affliction or calamity: Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.

How do you say the word scourge?

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Can you call someone a scourge?

a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism. a cause of affliction or calamity: Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.

What does a scourge look like?

A scourge (Latin: flagrum; diminutive: flagellum) consists of a rope with metal balls, bones, and metal spikes. The scourge, or flail, and the crook are the two symbols of power and domination depicted in the hands of Osiris in Egyptian monuments. The shape of the flail or scourge is unchanged throughout history.

How is the word'scourge'used in a sentence?

• Sentence Examples. A thick layer of scourge slime ensured that no one was going in or out of the dining room. Further north the scourge of tsetse fly, vector of the disease nagana, limited the use of cattle as draught. The scourge of McCarthyism made everyone a believer for fear of being labeled a commie pinko.

Who is Scourge in Sonic the Hedgehog comics?

• Old news. The new hotness is a real Scourge. Scourge the Hedgehog, formerly known as Anti-Sonic or Evil-Sonic, is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. Scourge is the Moebius counterpart of Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as the ruler of Moebius.

Where does the story of the Scourge come from?

• Early in the fifth century it is mentioned by Palladius of Galatia in the Historia Lausiaca, and Socrates Scholasticus tells us that, instead of being excommunicated, offending young monks were scourged. (See the sixth-century rules of St. Cæsarius of Arles for nuns, and of St. Aurelian of Arles.)

Is there such a thing as a scourge of the tongue?

• The disease remains a global scourge despite rapid advances in providing insecticide nets and spraying homes, mostly with DDT. Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.