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inebriation|ɪniːbrɪˈeɪʃən|
[ad. L. inēbriātiōnem (Augustine), n. of action from inēbriāre to inebriate. Cf. OF. inebriation, -acion (15th c. in Godef.).]
The action of inebriating, or condition of being inebriated; intoxication, drunkenness.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. v. xxi. 270 Unexpected inebriation from the unknowne effects of wine. a1682― Tracts 25 Some generous strong sweet wine, wherein more especially lay the power of inebriation. 1791T. Newte Tour Eng. & Scot. 171 He is computed to have drank, during the period of his inebriation, half a century, a quart of gin or whisky per day. 1860Pusey Min. Proph. 489 Through inebriation the mind of those who drink is changed.
b. fig. Intoxication of the mind or feelings; extravagant exhilaration, excitement, or emotion, such as to cause loss of mental or moral steadiness.
1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 291 This inebriacyon or heuenly dronkennesse of the spiryte. 1638Baker tr. Balzac's Lett. (1654) IV. 4 Such inebriations of the spirit..Philosophie hath observ'd in extraordinary successes. 1828Macaulay Ess., Hallam (1851) I. 82 They did not preserve him from the inebriation of prosperity. 1886Symonds Renaiss. It., Cath. React. (1898) VII. ix. 76 The inebriation of the Renaissance..pulses through all his utterances. |