moral leprosy

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• LEPROSY — The term ẓaraʿat is traditionally rendered leprosy because of its translation by Greek lepra (LXX, New Testament, and Josephus). The Greek covers a wide range of diseases that produced scales. Greek lepra may have included true leprosy, i.e.,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• leprosy — n. 1 a contagious bacterial disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing disfigurement. Also called HANSEN S DISEASE. 2 moral corruption or contagion. Etymology: LEPROUS + Y(3) …   Useful english dictionary

• lep|ro|sy — «LEHP ruh see», noun, plural sies. 1. a mildly infectious disease caused by certain rod shaped bacteria characterized by open sores and white, scaly scabs; Hansen s disease. Leprosy attacks the skin and nerves, causing weakening and wasting of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Animal testing — A white Wistar lab rat Description Around 50–100 million vertebrate animals are used in experiments annually. Subjects Animal testing, scien …   Wikipedia

• Bharat Sevashram Sangha — The Bharat Sevashram Sangha is a prominent charitable, philanthropic and religious organization founded by the illustrious patriot saint, Acharya Srimat Swami Pranavanandaji Maharaj in 1917 at Bajitpur (now in Madaripur District,… …   Wikipedia

• LEVITICUS, BOOK OF — (Heb. וַיִּקְרָא; LXX Λευιτικόν leuitikon), more aptly described by its tannaitic name, Torat Kohanim, the Priests Manual, the third book of the Pentateuch. Leviticus is thematically an independent entity. exodus contains the story of the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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• MOSES — (Heb. מֹשֶׁה; LXX, Mōusēs; Vulg. Moyses), leader, prophet, and lawgiver (set in modern chronology in the first half of the 13th century B.C.E.). Commissioned to take the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses led them from his 80th year to his death at… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• PURITY AND IMPURITY, RITUAL — (Heb. וְטָהֳרָה טֻמְאָה, tumah ve toharah), a symbolic system according to which a pure person or object is qualified for contact with the Temple and related sancta (holy objects and spaces) while an impure person or object is disqualified from… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• List of cultural references in The Divine Comedy — The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is a long allegorical poem in three parts or canticas (or cantiche ), Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise), and 100 cantos, with the Inferno having 34, Purgatorio 33, and Paradiso 33 …   Wikipedia

• Опыты на животных — Шимпанзе Энос перед помещением в космический корабль Меркурий Атлас 5, 1961 год …   Википедия