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leper

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Noun
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lep=er
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5 in 5 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses) (in NT : 4 in 4 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

lepern. [OE. lepre leprosy, F. lèpre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. le`pra, fr. lepro`s scaly, fr. le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.].
     A person affected with leprosy.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

leper, n.
1 a person suffering from leprosy.
2 a person shunned on moral grounds.

Etymology
ME, prob. attrib. use of leper leprosy f. OF lepre f. L lepra f. Gk, fem. of lepros scaly f. lepos scale

THESAURUS

leper

DP, Ishmael, castaway, declasse, derelict, displaced person, evictee, exile, expatriate, expellee, outcast, outcast of society, outcaste, outlaw, pariah, persona non grata, social outcast, unacceptable person, undesirable, untouchable

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