Lazar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈleɪzə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lazar is a noun meaning (archaic) Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.
Meaning
(archaic) Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Synonym of leprous: afflicted by Hansen's disease; afflicted by any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.
Example Sentences
Why were they proud? Because fair orange-mounts Were of more soft ascent than lazar stairs?
And Tamburlane cloked the fantasticall cruelty, he exercised upon Lazars or Leprousmen, with a foolish kinde of humanitie, putting all he could finde or heare-of, to death, (as he said,) to ridde them from so painefull and miserable a life, as they lived.
Word Forms
- lazars
Synonyms for lazar
Depending on context, synonyms include leper, leprous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leper, lent, laban, belesh, nazarite, halutz.
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