Vitus


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Noun1.Vitus - Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)Vitus - Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)
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Vitus's Dance, fits, chronic cold accompanied by violent sneezing, or any disease necessitating involuntary motions, shall be instantly destroyed.
Vitus's Dance - found, as I expected, that I had that too, - began to get interested in my case, and determined to sift it to the bottom, and so started alphabetically - read up ague, and learnt that I was sickening for it, and that the acute stage would commence in about another fortnight.
Vitus' dance in your arm, and if it does not wear you out it wears your horse out; you know you are always changing your horses; and why?
Vitus's Dance, to see the things you've throwed down.
Vitus's dance from which he suffered, had very much thinned it.
Vitus's dance, and she feared the extent to which its ravages might go.
We have the Saint Vitus' dance, and cannot possibly keep our heads still.
Vitus himself, that blessed patron of the dance, was figuring before you in person.
This spectacle restoring her to a sense of the proprieties, she stood for some few moments silent, with her mouth wide open; and then, posting off to the bed on which the Baby lay asleep, danced in a weird, Saint Vitus manner on the floor, and at the same time rummaged with her face and head among the bedclothes, apparently deriving much relief from those extraordinary operations.
Emeka, who resides at Kabusa village, was alleged to have gravely injured one Vitus Ndubuisi, also of Kabusa village.
Vitus Pro Cycling's Freddie Scheske split the two and Tom Moses from Madison Genesis completed the top four, which lapped all but two riders in the field to storm ahead of the pack.