erysipelas; – an eruptive fever which St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously.See also: Fire
St Anthony’s Fire
er·got·ism (ûr?g?-t?z??m)n. Poisoning caused by consuming ergot-infected grain or grain products, or from excessive use of drugs containing ergot.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ergotism (??????t?z?m) n (Pathology) ergot poisoning, producing either burning pains and eventually gangrene in the limbs or itching skin and convulsions. Also called: Saint Anthony’s fire Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014er?got?ism (??r g??t?z ?m) n. poisoning from excessive medication with ergot or from eating grain contaminated with ergot fungus. [1850?55] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.ergotisma condition caused by eating rye or some other grain infected with ergot fungus or by an overdose of an ergot medicinal agent.See also: Poisonthe practice or habit of quibbling and wrangling; sophistical reasoning. ? ergotize, v.See also: Argumentation-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.