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Pestilence vs Pesthouse - What's the difference?

pestilence | pesthouse |

As nouns the difference between pestilence and pesthouse

is that pestilence is any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating while pesthouse is an establishment which provides shelter and/or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections.

As a proper noun Pestilence

is the personification of pestilence, often depicted riding a white horse.

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.

    pesthouse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An establishment which provides shelter and/or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections
  • See also

    * asylum * sanatorium

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