inebriety

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Indra supersedes Varuna.He is "voracious;" his "inebriety is most intense;" he "dances with delight in battle."

From Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans by Mitchell, J. Murray (John Murray)

Besides being equal to Mrs. Campbell's best work in the past, it is strikingly original in presenting the ethics of the body as imperiously claiming recognition in the radical cure of inebriety.

From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen

Rash enthusiasm, in good society Were nothing but a moral inebriety.

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various

It took possession of him too thoroughly, he said, with a plausible air, to allow of his affecting inebriety after holding an empty goblet to his lips, or swallowing mere toast-and-water or small beer.

From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Cook, Dutton

I delight in localities where beautiful scenery exists, and where tired men can rest under trees without even being suspected of inebriety.

From Romance of California Life by Habberton, John