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drunkenness

Meaning of “drunkenness”

The state of being intoxicated or overcome by strong drink.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
7 occurrences7 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 29:19

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “drunkenness”

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Deuteronomy 29:19
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 29:19 · retained source text

And it come to passe when he heareth the wordes of this curse, that hee blesse himselfe in his heart, saying, I shall haue peace, though I walke in the imagination of mine heart, to adde drunkennesse to thirst:

1611 marginal noteOr, stubbornnesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the drunken to the thirstie.

Ecclesiastes 10:17
Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 10:17 · retained source text

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in due season, for strength, and not for drunkennesse.

Jeremiah 13:13
Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 13:13 · retained source text

Then shalt thou say vnto them; Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, euen the kings that sit vpon Dauids throne, and the priests and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Ierusalem with drunkennesse.

Ezekiel 23:33
Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 23:33 · retained source text

Thou shalt be filled with drunkennesse and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.

Luke 21:34
¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 21:34 · retained source text

¶ And take heed to your selues, least at any time your hearts be ouercharged with surfetting, and drunkennesse, and cares of this life, and so that day come vpon you vnawares.

Romans 13:13
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 13:13 · retained source text

Let vs walke honestly as in the day, not in rioting and drunkennesse, not in chambring and wantonnes, not in strife and enuying.

1611 marginal noteOr, decently.

Galatians 5:21
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Galatians 5:21 · retained source text

Enuyings, murthers, drunkennesse, reuellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I haue also tolde you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherite the kingdome of God.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Intoxication; inebriation; a state in which a person is overwhelmed or overpowered with spirituous liquors, so that his reason is disordered, and he reels or staggers in walking.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 639