Synonyms for opium

Grammar : Noun

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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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