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ague

/ˈeɪ.ɡjuː/noun

Definition

A fever, especially one characterized by fits of shivering; a malarial type of fever.

Modern Equivalent

fever / malaria

Usage Notes

Listed among the curses for disobedience in Deuteronomy. 'The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation.'

Example Verse

I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Leviticus 26:16