Some articles on drunkenness:
Siege Of Gibraltar (1727) - Conditions Within Gibraltar
... Discipline amongst the troops was harsh, and infractions such as drunkenness common ... Our Men were put to allowance of a pint of Wine per Day, to prevent their frequent drunkenness.’ ‘S.H.’ also blamed the failure of the sortie on 28 April (NS) on the drunkenness of the ...
... Discipline amongst the troops was harsh, and infractions such as drunkenness common ... Our Men were put to allowance of a pint of Wine per Day, to prevent their frequent drunkenness.’ ‘S.H.’ also blamed the failure of the sortie on 28 April (NS) on the drunkenness of the ...
Christian Views On Alcohol - Alcohol in The Bible
... hold that the Bible condemns ordinary drunkenness in many passages, and Easton's Bible Dictionary says, "The sin of drunkenness.. ... seventy times in the Bible." Additionally, the consequences of the drunkenness of Noah and Lot "were intended to serve as examples of the dangers and repulsiveness of intemperance," and St ... For nearly all Christians, drunkenness "is not merely a disgusting personal habit and social vice, but a sin which bars the gates of Heaven, desecrates the body, which is now in a special sense the ...
... hold that the Bible condemns ordinary drunkenness in many passages, and Easton's Bible Dictionary says, "The sin of drunkenness.. ... seventy times in the Bible." Additionally, the consequences of the drunkenness of Noah and Lot "were intended to serve as examples of the dangers and repulsiveness of intemperance," and St ... For nearly all Christians, drunkenness "is not merely a disgusting personal habit and social vice, but a sin which bars the gates of Heaven, desecrates the body, which is now in a special sense the ...
Christian Views On Alcohol - Alcohol in Christian History and Tradition - Early Church
... work is acceptable for those who are "moored by reason and time" such that they aren't tempted by drunkenness, and he encourages mixing water in with the wine to inhibit inebriation ... While still rejecting drunkenness, on the content of the cup he says, "The Holy Spirit also.. ... He emphasizes the goodness of God's creation and adjures "Let there be no drunkenness for wine is the work of God, but drunkenness is the work of the devil ...
... work is acceptable for those who are "moored by reason and time" such that they aren't tempted by drunkenness, and he encourages mixing water in with the wine to inhibit inebriation ... While still rejecting drunkenness, on the content of the cup he says, "The Holy Spirit also.. ... He emphasizes the goodness of God's creation and adjures "Let there be no drunkenness for wine is the work of God, but drunkenness is the work of the devil ...
Christian Views On Alcohol - Current Views - Abstentionism
... the fellowship." Christians should make a public statement against drunkenness because of the negative consequences it can have on individuals, families, and society ... argue that wine in biblical times was weaker and diluted with water such that drunkenness was less common, though few non-abstentionists accept this claim ... Second, some of the consequences of drunkenness have been amplified by changing circumstances such as the availability of automobiles and the hazards of driving under the influence ...
... the fellowship." Christians should make a public statement against drunkenness because of the negative consequences it can have on individuals, families, and society ... argue that wine in biblical times was weaker and diluted with water such that drunkenness was less common, though few non-abstentionists accept this claim ... Second, some of the consequences of drunkenness have been amplified by changing circumstances such as the availability of automobiles and the hazards of driving under the influence ...
Alcohol In The Bible - Biblical References - Drunkenness
... Easton's Bible Dictionary says, "The sin of drunkenness.. ... generally agree that the Hebrew and Christian scriptures condemn ordinary drunkenness as a serious spiritual and moral failing in passages such as these (all ... drunkenness, orgies, and the like ...
... Easton's Bible Dictionary says, "The sin of drunkenness.. ... generally agree that the Hebrew and Christian scriptures condemn ordinary drunkenness as a serious spiritual and moral failing in passages such as these (all ... drunkenness, orgies, and the like ...
More definitions of "drunkenness":
- (noun): A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol.
Synonyms: inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness
- (noun): Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms.
Synonyms: alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation
Famous quotes containing the word drunkenness:
“At any rate, let us love for a while, for a year or so, you and me. That’s a form of divine drunkenness that we can all try.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)
“The example of Alexander’s chastity has not made so many continent as that is his drunkenness has made intemperate. It is not shameful not to be as virtuous as he, and it seems excusable to be no more vicious.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
“Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming of day.”
—Marguerite Duras (b. 1914)
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