Definition of "locusts" []

• Plural form of locust. (noun)

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• "And among the meanest creatures of the earth, he calls locusts and caterpillars, when he sends them to destroy a country for sin, his host or "army," Joel ii."
• "Lord ... his army -- So among Mohammedans, "Lord of the locusts" is a title of God. his voice -- His word of command to the locusts, and to the antitypical human foes of Judea, as "His army." strong that executeth his word -- (Re 18: 8)."
• "A more terrific judgment than that of the locusts is foretold, under imagery drawn from that of the calamity then engrossing the afflicted nation."