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Scourge of God

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The Scourge of God may refer to:

  • Attila the Hun who was known by this name
  • (In medieval ecclesiastical legend) a generalized epithet for any disaster afflicting a nation because of sin
    • The Black Death
    • Genghis Khan, etc.
    • (alternately) the affliction of the virtuous through same, using "scourge" in the sense of purification through mortification
  • The Scourge of God (film).
  • The Scourge of God (novel).
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