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St. Vitus's dance
[ seynt vahy-tuh-siz dans ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of St. Vitus's dance1
First recorded in 1620–30; named after St. Vitus (3rd century), patron saint of those who have chorea
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Example Sentences
One of the children was not insane, but suffering from chorea (St. Vituss dance) affecting the whole body.
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A small hospital was appropriated to syphilitic patients, and persons suffering from itch, epilepsy, and St. Vituss dance.
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He trembled almost as violently as a man attacked by St. Vituss dance.
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