drunkenness
1DRUNKENNESS — (Heb. שִׁכָּרוֹן, shikkaron). In the Bible Biblical, apocryphal, and ancient Near Eastern references make it clear that, far from being condemned, the use of alcoholic beverages was regarded by Jews and others as a necessary (Ecclus. 39:26;… …
2Drunkenness — or inebriation is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of alcoholic beverages to a degree that mental and physical faculties are noticeably impaired. Severe drunkenness may lead to acute alcohol intoxication. Common symptoms may include… …
3Drunkenness — Drunk en*ness, n. 1. The state of being drunken with, or as with, alcoholic liquor; intoxication; inebriety; used of the casual state or the habit. [1913 Webster] The Lacedemonians trained up their children to hate drunkenness by bringing a… …
4drunkenness — index dipsomania, inebriation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 drunkenness …
5drunkenness — O.E. druncennysse; see DRUNKEN (Cf. drunken) + NESS (Cf. ness) …
6Drunkenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Drunkenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 drunkenness drunkenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intemperance intemperance Sgm: N 1 drinking drinking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inebriety inebriety inebriation Sgm …
7drunkenness — noun his bouts of drunkenness Syn: intoxication, inebriation, insobriety, tipsiness, impairment; intemperance, overindulgence, debauchery; heavy drinking, alcoholism, dipsomania …
8drunkenness — State of intoxication. The condition of a person whose mind is affected by the consumption of intoxicating drinks; the state of one who is drunk. The effect produced upon the mind or body by drinking intoxicating liquors to such an extent that… …
9drunkenness — State of intoxication. The condition of a person whose mind is affected by the consumption of intoxicating drinks; the state of one who is drunk. The effect produced upon the mind or body by drinking intoxicating liquors to such an extent that… …
10drunkenness — That state or condition of a person which inevitably follows from taking excessive quantities of an intoxicant, meaning to some men the condition of being under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to render one helpless, to others …
