As proper nouns the difference between famine and pestilence
is that
famine is the personification of famine, often depicted riding a black horse while
pestilence is the personification of pestilence, often depicted riding a white horse.
famine English
Noun
( wikipedia famine)
(uncountable) extreme shortage of food in a region
* 1971 , Central Institute of Research & Training in Public Cooperation
- Dr. Bhatia pointed out that famine had occurred in all ages and in all societies where means of communication and transport were not developed.
(countable) a period of extreme shortage of food in a region
* 1986 , United States Congress, House Select Committee on Hunger, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Famine and Recovery in Africa
- The root causes of the current famine are known: poverty, low health standards....
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pestilence English
Noun
( en noun)
Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
* 1949 - Bruce Kiskaddon, George R. Stewart,
- The snowshoe-rabbits build up through the years until they reach a climax when they seem to be everywhere; then with dramatic suddenness their pestilence falls upon them.
Related terms
* pest
* pesticide
* pestilent
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