Definition of choler in English:

choler

noun ˈkɒləˈkɑlər

mass noun

1(in medieval science and medicine) one of the four bodily humours, identified with bile and believed to be associated with a peevish or irascible temperament.
Also called yellow bile
Example sentencesExamples
- Midway through the book, I discover a page written entirely in French, from a 1614 medical textbook, describing the four humours (blood, choler, melancholy and phlegm) and what each tasted like; what each was good for.
- The humoral theory, on the other hand, viewed disease as an imbalance among the body's four basic principles: blood (the sanguine, or wet-hot, humor), phlegm (sluggish, or wet-cold), choler (dry-hot), and melancholy (dry-cold).
- There are also four elements: fire, earth, air and water; and four humors - choler or yellow bile, melancholer or black bile, blood and phlegm.
- While ministers talked of ‘demonic possession,’ doctors attributed mental illnesses to an imbalance of the four bodily ‘humors’: blood, phlegm, choler, and black bile.
- He not only lists its uses, but tries to explain its actions: for example, ‘The emulsion of the seed is good for the jaundice, if there be ague accompanying it, for it opens obstructions of the gall, and causes digestion of choler.’
Synonyms
acrimony, resentment, rancour, sourness, acerbity, asperity
1. 1.1archaic Anger or irascibility.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The big head, bright eyes, and steely mouth suggest brains, pride, and choler.
  When he says that hops purges choler, he doesn't mean in the same way as scammony does because scammony could kill you if given in excessive doses but hops will probably just put you to sleep.
  Synonyms
  annoyance, vexation, exasperation, crossness, irritation, irritability, indignation, pique, displeasure, resentment

Origin

Late Middle English (also denoting diarrhoea): from Old French colere 'bile, anger', from Latin cholera 'diarrhoea' (from Greek kholera), which in late Latin acquired the senses 'bile or anger', from Greek kholē 'bile'.

Rhymes

ayatollah, collar, corolla, dollar, dolour (US dolor), Hezbollah, holler, scholar, squalor, wallah, Waller, white-collar

Definition of choler in US English:

choler

nounˈkälərˈkɑlər

1(in medieval science and medicine) one of the four bodily humors, identified with bile and believed to be associated with a peevish or irascible temperament.
Also called yellow bile
Example sentencesExamples
- The humoral theory, on the other hand, viewed disease as an imbalance among the body's four basic principles: blood (the sanguine, or wet-hot, humor), phlegm (sluggish, or wet-cold), choler (dry-hot), and melancholy (dry-cold).
- There are also four elements: fire, earth, air and water; and four humors - choler or yellow bile, melancholer or black bile, blood and phlegm.
- While ministers talked of ‘demonic possession,’ doctors attributed mental illnesses to an imbalance of the four bodily ‘humors’: blood, phlegm, choler, and black bile.
- He not only lists its uses, but tries to explain its actions: for example, ‘The emulsion of the seed is good for the jaundice, if there be ague accompanying it, for it opens obstructions of the gall, and causes digestion of choler.’
- Midway through the book, I discover a page written entirely in French, from a 1614 medical textbook, describing the four humours (blood, choler, melancholy and phlegm) and what each tasted like; what each was good for.
Synonyms
acrimony, resentment, rancour, sourness, acerbity, asperity
1. 1.1archaic Anger or irascibility.
  Example sentencesExamples
  When he says that hops purges choler, he doesn't mean in the same way as scammony does because scammony could kill you if given in excessive doses but hops will probably just put you to sleep.
  The big head, bright eyes, and steely mouth suggest brains, pride, and choler.
  Synonyms
  annoyance, vexation, exasperation, crossness, irritation, irritability, indignation, pique, displeasure, resentment

Origin

Late Middle English (also denoting diarrhea): from Old French colere ‘bile, anger’, from Latin cholera ‘diarrhea’ (from Greek kholera), which in late Latin acquired the senses ‘bile or anger’, from Greek kholē ‘bile’.

单词	choler
释义	Definition of choler in English: choler noun ˈkɒləˈkɑlər mass noun 1(in medieval science and medicine) one of the four bodily humours, identified with bile and believed to be associated with a peevish or irascible temperament. Also called yellow bile Example sentencesExamples Midway through the book, I discover a page written entirely in French, from a 1614 medical textbook, describing the four humours (blood, choler, melancholy and phlegm) and what each tasted like; what each was good for. The humoral theory, on the other hand, viewed disease as an imbalance among the body's four basic principles: blood (the sanguine, or wet-hot, humor), phlegm (sluggish, or wet-cold), choler (dry-hot), and melancholy (dry-cold). There are also four elements: fire, earth, air and water; and four humors - choler or yellow bile, melancholer or black bile, blood and phlegm. While ministers talked of ‘demonic possession,’ doctors attributed mental illnesses to an imbalance of the four bodily ‘humors’: blood, phlegm, choler, and black bile. He not only lists its uses, but tries to explain its actions: for example, ‘The emulsion of the seed is good for the jaundice, if there be ague accompanying it, for it opens obstructions of the gall, and causes digestion of choler.’ Synonyms acrimony, resentment, rancour, sourness, acerbity, asperity 1.1archaic Anger or irascibility. Example sentencesExamples The big head, bright eyes, and steely mouth suggest brains, pride, and choler. When he says that hops purges choler, he doesn't mean in the same way as scammony does because scammony could kill you if given in excessive doses but hops will probably just put you to sleep. Synonyms annoyance, vexation, exasperation, crossness, irritation, irritability, indignation, pique, displeasure, resentment Origin Late Middle English (also denoting diarrhoea): from Old French colere 'bile, anger', from Latin cholera 'diarrhoea' (from Greek kholera), which in late Latin acquired the senses 'bile or anger', from Greek kholē 'bile'. Rhymes ayatollah, collar, corolla, dollar, dolour (US dolor), Hezbollah, holler, scholar, squalor, wallah, Waller, white-collar Definition of choler in US English: choler nounˈkälərˈkɑlər 1(in medieval science and medicine) one of the four bodily humors, identified with bile and believed to be associated with a peevish or irascible temperament. Also called yellow bile Example sentencesExamples The humoral theory, on the other hand, viewed disease as an imbalance among the body's four basic principles: blood (the sanguine, or wet-hot, humor), phlegm (sluggish, or wet-cold), choler (dry-hot), and melancholy (dry-cold). There are also four elements: fire, earth, air and water; and four humors - choler or yellow bile, melancholer or black bile, blood and phlegm. While ministers talked of ‘demonic possession,’ doctors attributed mental illnesses to an imbalance of the four bodily ‘humors’: blood, phlegm, choler, and black bile. He not only lists its uses, but tries to explain its actions: for example, ‘The emulsion of the seed is good for the jaundice, if there be ague accompanying it, for it opens obstructions of the gall, and causes digestion of choler.’ Midway through the book, I discover a page written entirely in French, from a 1614 medical textbook, describing the four humours (blood, choler, melancholy and phlegm) and what each tasted like; what each was good for. Synonyms acrimony, resentment, rancour, sourness, acerbity, asperity 1.1archaic Anger or irascibility. Example sentencesExamples When he says that hops purges choler, he doesn't mean in the same way as scammony does because scammony could kill you if given in excessive doses but hops will probably just put you to sleep. The big head, bright eyes, and steely mouth suggest brains, pride, and choler. Synonyms annoyance, vexation, exasperation, crossness, irritation, irritability, indignation, pique, displeasure, resentment Origin Late Middle English (also denoting diarrhea): from Old French colere ‘bile, anger’, from Latin cholera ‘diarrhea’ (from Greek kholera), which in late Latin acquired the senses ‘bile or anger’, from Greek kholē ‘bile’.
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