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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of dispersing; separation; dispersion; wasting away; as, dissipation of wealth.

2. (n.) A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.

3. (n.) A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.

Greek

2897. kraipale -- drunken nausea
... nausea. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: kraipale Phonetic Spelling:
(krahee-pal'-ay) Short Definition: drunken dissipation Definition: drunken ...
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810. asotia -- unsavedness, ie wastefulness
... Word Origin from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and sozo Definition unsavedness, ie
wastefulness NASB Word Usage dissipation (3). excess, debauchery. ...
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Library

On Dissipation
... Second Series Sermon 79 On Dissipation. "This I speak " that ye may attend
upon the Lord without distraction." 1:Cor.7:35. 1. Almost ...
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The Swelling of Jordan
... Men of to-day are in caves of different sorts; some in the cave of dissipation,
others in the cave of infidelity, and still others in the cave of morality. ...
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Letter i. --Aridity and Weakness.
... The attraction you feel to give yourself entirely to Him, and live a wholly interior
life in spite of the dissipation of your mind, and the rebellion of nature ...
/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/letter i aridity and weakness.htm

The Choice of Pursuits.
... its satisfaction is suspended; and in the hour of despair and urgent necessity,
they resort to crime in order to meet their wants, or to dissipation in order ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/philips/the christian home/chapter xxi the choice of.htm

On Riches
... This is at present usually termed dissipation,"a pretty name, affixed by the great
vulgar to an utter disregard for God, and indeed for the whole invisible ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 108 on riches.htm

Forgiveness and Retribution.
... no repentance will send the shadow back upon the dial, or recover the ground lost
by idleness, or restore the constitution shattered by dissipation, or give ...
/.../moody/sowing and reaping/chapter vii forgiveness and retribution.htm

The Children's Patrimony.
... And when their wealth descends to them, they soon spend it all in a life of dissipation;
so that in a few years they find themselves poor, and friendless, and ...
/.../philips/the christian home/chapter xxiv the childrens patrimony.htm

On the Life and Poetic Genius of Edward Young.
... works. Little else is known of his career at College. He is said to have
blended fits of study with frequent dissipation. When he ...
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The Difference Between Walking by Sight, and Walking by Faith
... 20. From all that has been said, it may be seen, with the utmost clearness, what
is the nature of that fashionable thing called dissipation. ...
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In what Sense we are to Leave the World
... capable; in particular pride, vanity, censoriousness, evil surmising, proneness
to revenge: While, on the other hand levity, gaiety, and dissipation steal upon ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 81 in what sense.htm

Thesaurus

Dissipation (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of dispersing; separation; dispersion;
wasting away; as, dissipation of wealth. ...Dissipation (4 Occurrences). ...
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Undo (9 Occurrences)
... to ruin, as in reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are undone by
unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by vices and dissipation, or by ...
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Leads (64 Occurrences)
... (See RSV NIV). Ephesians 5:18 Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation,
but be filled with the Spirit, (See NIV). Colossians ...
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Excess (20 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation
in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation. ...
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Dissipated (1 Occurrence)

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Drunk (84 Occurrences)
... Ephesians 5:18 Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled
with the Spirit, (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Drunken (38 Occurrences)
... shame. (WEY). Ephesians 5:18 Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation,
but be filled with the Spirit, (WEB ASV). 1 Thessalonians ...
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Dissoluteness (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) State or quality of being dissolute; looseness of
morals and manners; addictedness to sinful pleasures; debauchery; dissipation. ...
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Dissolute (1 Occurrence)

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Dissolution (1 Occurrence)
... 8. (n.) Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin. 9. (n.)
Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Bible Concordance

Dissipation (4 Occurrences)

Luke 21:34 "So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 5:18 Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
(WEB NAS)

Titus 1:6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
(See NAS)

1 Peter 4:4 in which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,
(See NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Dissipation

Dissipation: Dangers of

Related Terms

Undo (9 Occurrences)

Leads (64 Occurrences)

Excess (20 Occurrences)

Dissipated (1 Occurrence)

Drunk (84 Occurrences)