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Synonyms for opium

Grammar : Noun
Spell : oh-pee-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pi əm

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Définition of opium

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin opium, from Greek opion "poppy juice, poppy," diminutive of opos "vegetable juice."
  • Die Religion ist der Seufzer der bedrängten Kreatur, das Gemüth einer herzlosen Welt, wie sie der Geist geistloser Zustände ist. Sie ist das Opium des Volks. [Karl Marx, "Zur Kritik der Hegel'schen Rechts-Philosophie," in "Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher," February, 1844]
  • The British Opium War against China lasted from 1839-42; the name is attested from 1841.
  • noun narcotic
Example sentences :
  • The Opium trade, perhaps beneficially, brought matters to a crisis.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • The effect was like that of opium, and gave the user visions.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • For every box of opium sold, the mate got a china dollar as a perquisite.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The purchaser then brought, or sent, an order on board the ship, for the delivery of the opium.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The opium that I had taken in my potion made my head rather heavy.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • And yet the legitimate importation of opium does not increase.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • "The harp of Quantock" was silenced for ever by the torment of opium.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
  • He sent six cases of opium to me for safe keeping but has not left his house.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • It was the same with opium: its use was absolutely prohibited.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • Of what has been accomplished with reference to opium I have already written at length.
  • Extract from : « Where Half The World Is Waking Up » by Clarence Poe

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