KJV Dictionary Definition: poison

poison

POISON, n. poiz'n. L. pus.

1. A substance which, when taken into the stomach,mixed with the blood or applied to the skin or flesh, proves fatal or deleterious by an action not mechanical; venom. The more active and virulent poisons destroy life in a short time; others are slow in their operation, others produce inflammation without proving fatal. In the application of poison, much depends on the quantity.

2. Any thing infectious, malignant, or noxious to health; as the poison of pestilential diseases.

3. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.

poisoned

POIS'ONED, pp. Infected or destroyed by poison.

poisoner

POIS'ONER, n. One who poisons or corrupts; that which corrupts.

poisoning

POIS'ONING, ppr. Infecting with poison; corrupting.

poisonous

POIS'ONOUS, a. Venomous; having the qualities of poison; corrupting; impairing soundness of purity.

poisonously

POIS'ONOUSLY, adv. With fatal or injurious effects; venomously.

poisonousness

POIS'ONOUSNESS, n. The quality of being fatal or injurious to health and soundness; venomousness.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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