Definition of "lepers" []

• Plural form of leper. (noun)

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• "That was more than I could say of myself in the United States, where the segregation of lepers is loosely enforced and where I have repeatedly seen lepers on the streets of large cities."
• "After all, didn’t Jesus expel the lepers from the Temple and heal the money lenders?"
• "Those lepers able to walk spend the day in Canton begging, but are always compelled to sleep in their village, still I could not help wondering what was the benefit of a leper village if the lepers are allowed to mingle with the other people."