leprosaria

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

leprosaria (plural leprosarias or leprosariae)

1. (uncommon) Synonym of leprosarium.
   • 1956, Dwight E. Stevenson, Christianity in the Philippines, p. 23:

     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.

   • 1995, Satya R. Pattnayak, Organized Religion in the Political Transformation of Latin America, p. 214:

     The only minor decline was in the number of leprosarias. In 1987 the Catholic Church managed two fewer leprosarias than in 1982.

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin leprōsārium.

Noun

leprosaria

1. plural of leprosarium

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Portuguese

Noun

leprosaria f (plural leprosarias)

1. leprosarium (institution or place to quarantine and treat leprous people)

   Synonyms: leprosário, lazareto, gafaria

Related terms

• lepra