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  • 21spiritual, spirituous — The first of these words means not material or physical, relating to the spirit or soul : Our pastor is a spiritual man. His pain was more spiritual than physical. Spirituous means having the nature of, or containing, alcohol produced by… …

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  • 22fermented spirituous beverage — spirituotas fermentuotas alkoholinis gėrimas statusas Aprobuotas sritis alkoholis apibrėžtis Fermentuotas alkoholinis gėrimas, į kurį pridėta etilo alkoholio. atitikmenys: angl. fermented spirituous beverage vok. gespritetes gegorenes Getränk, n… …

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  • 23ardent spirits —    spirituous intoxicants    Referring to the burning of the throat, not from the Dutch courage which may follow:     He had committed the sin of lust, he had drunk ardent spirits. (B. Cornwell, 1993) …

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  • 24the creature —    spirituous intoxicant    Literally, something created, and perhaps only a shortened form of creature comfort:     When he chanced to have taken an overdose of the creature. (W. Scott, 1815)    The use, which survives in Ireland, often spelt… …

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  • 25medicine —    spirituous intoxicants    This substance is seldom ingested to treat disease:     ... [drunkards] fond of taking their medicine. (Mayhew, 1851)    The pretence that we drink spirits for our health is not new, nor does it confound our critics …

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  • 26strong waters —    spirituous intoxicants    Not a fast flowing stream:     ... [opium] does not one tenth of the harm that strong waters cause among the poorer class. (Fraser, 1985)    In Ireland the delightful strong weakness was dipsomania:     Bob would be… …

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  • 27Temperance Movements — • Covers the history in Europe, the United States, and Canada Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Temperance Movements     Temperance Movements      …

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  • 28Friedrich Accum — Infobox Scientist name = Friedrich Accum image size = 250px caption = From the European Magazine (1820) engraving by James Thomson. birth date = birth date|mf=yes|1769|03|29 birth place = Bückeburg, Schaumburg Lippe death date = death date and… …

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  • 29List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1801-1819 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1801 1819. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish Parliament.… …

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  • 30James Squire — Infobox Person name =James Squire caption =Signature of James Squire birth date =1754 birth place =Kingston Upon Thames, England death date =16 May 1822 death place =Kissing Point, Sydney, Australia death cause =From illness over 3 months… …

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