Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leprosaria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lep-rosaria
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of leprosarium.

noun

plural of leprosarium

Example Sentences

"There is Christian work today at the nine government-operated Philippine leprosariae, where the personal, moral, and spiritual needs of 6,290 lepers concern the church which ministers among them."
"The only minor decline was in the number of leprosarias. In 1987 the Catholic Church managed two fewer leprosarias than in 1982."

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin leprōsāria, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -āria, now usually under the influence of Spanish leprosería.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: leprosería

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

leprosarias (plural) leprosariae (plural)

Synonyms

leprosarium

Questions

What does leprosaria mean?: Synonym of leprosarium.
Where does leprosaria come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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