ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEPER
Via Late Latin from Greek lepra, noun use of lepros scaly, from lepein to peel.
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7 QUOTES WITH «LEPER»
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leper.
Serbia has become a pariah nation, untouchable like a leper.
Being thrown out of this place is significantly better than being thrown out of a leper colony.
I was often looked at as a leper by kids at school because I was a Jehovah's Witness. They didn't like it - you were 'weird'. And on Saturday mornings, you'd be knocking at their doors. I remember standing there with my mum and dad, thinking, 'Oh my God, I know whose door this is, and I'll have to see them on Monday.' It was terrible.
Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.
Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.
Lepers were a common sight all over India and in every part of Calcutta, but extending help beyond dropping a coin or two into their rag-wrapped stumps was not. As a child I was convinced even touching a spot a leper had rubbed against would lead to infection.
In Hollywood if you are not working, you are a leper. True, you are probably living in the most expensive leper colony in the world.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEPER»
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The
Leper King and His Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader ...
A vivid revisionary account of the reign of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem.
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Leper Creativity: Cyclonopedia Symposium
The text has attracted a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary audience, provoking vital debate around the relationship between philosophy, geopolitics, geophysics, and art.
Reza Negarestani, Ed Keller, Eugene Thacker, 2012
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Isaiah's
Leper: A Catholic Asks the Question: Would Jesus ...
"Isaiah's Leper" is the result of more than thirty years of research concerning the relationship, or lack thereof, between the teachings and actions of Jesus of Nazareth and the teachings and actions of the Roman Catholic Church.
King of Jerusalem and Defender of the Holy Sepulcher, Baldwin IV walks the sword s edge between the intriguing barons of his own Court and the jihad of Islam.
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Leper Knights: The Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem in ...
An illustrated history of the English branch of the Order of St Lazarus, founded to care for lepers and send leper knights to the Crusades.
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The Medieval
Leper and His Northern Heirs
The medieval leper is a pathetic figure; records of the remarkable survival of a leper colony in Scandinavia until the early years of the 20th century provides a window onto the reality of this tragic disease.
Returning home from from military service in India, an Englishman discovers he has leprosy and abandons his family and everything he loves rather than expose his family.
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Daniel ? ? Song: The
Leper, Daniel:
About the author, Daniel ? ? Song, and his writing about himself, his observations and attempt at understanding and describing life and himself in a kind of monologue.
Daniel, Daniel ? ? Song, 2012
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Leper Hospitals in Medieval Ireland: With a Short Account of ...
The first general and accessible work on the subject, this book consists inter alia of an introduction giving a short history of leprosy within the contemporary understanding of the term; leprosy in Ireland; leprosy and its patron saints; ...
Describes the work of a nineteenth-century Belgian priest among outcast lepers of Hawaii's Molokai Island
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEPER»
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leper is used in the context of the following news items.
Tour de France: Chris Froome blasts critics again insisting he's no …
Chris Froome admits he would be living a lie more outrageous than Yellow Jersey leper Lance Armstrong if he was unmasked as a drug cheat. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Polite Conversation 101 | Dissident Voice
More recently he penned the 'Left Column' for The Molokai Island Times; appropriately on the island once known as a leper colony. He can be ... «Dissident Voice, Jul 15»
A smoking ban that's close to the edge of silly - Metro - The Boston …
There was some talk of accommodation. How cool would it be to create a leper colony for smokers on the deliciously named Rejects Beach and ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
These 2 Men Sold A Nigerian Woman Into Slavery In Kuwait For N1 …
Anyone that sees me wearing that uniform immediately knows I am a slave and treats me like a leper. Apart from performing menial jobs, I was ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
Cambridge City Deal accused of 'cavalier approach' over Chisholm …
Documents submitted with the City Deal suggest the Chisholm Trail will "introduce the general public to the historic Leper Chapel, which ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
Reader's View: 'Elaborate hoax' has cared for the poor for 2000 years
For starters, look to the lives of Saints Damien de Veuster of the Molokai leper colony or Maximillian Kolbe of the Auschwitz concentration camp ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
“One Moment” injected with lots of humour, pathos, great music
As noted in the play, these employees “couldn't sell moisturizer in a leper colony.” They are a bunch of misfits, with flawed personalities that ... «Port Dover Maple Leaf, Jul 15»
Worth every grain of salt
... River into Canaan, Elijah crossed the Jordan River and rode a “chariot of fire” into heaven; Elisha cured the leper in the waters of the river. «The News on Sunday, Jul 15»
Redundant approach to redundancies
He becomes an organisational leper as the notice period is served. The manager wants to stay busy and contribute for the redundancy period. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Top 5 defensive backs the New Orleans Saints will face in 2015
But Arizona's Patrick Peterson isn't just any cornerback; it's almost impossible to post great numbers when teams avoid you like a leper. «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
