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Mortiferous means (now rare) Causing spiritual death..
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/mɔːˈtɪfəɹəs/ · adjective
(now rare) Causing spiritual death..
Breton recruits were notorious for suffering from la nostalgie – a mortiferous form of homesickness.
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Mortiferous means (now rare) Causing spiritual death..
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Breton recruits were notorious for suffering from la nostalgie – a mortiferous form of homesickness.
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