Definition of Athirst. Meaning of Athirst. Synonyms of Athirst

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Definition of Athirst

Athirst
Athirst A*thirst", a. [OE. ofthurst, AS. ofpyrsted, p. p. of ofpyrstan; pref. of-, intensive + pyrstan to thirst. See Thirst.] 1. Wanting drink; thirsty. 2. Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing. ``Athirst for battle.' --Cowper.

Meaning of Athirst from wikipedia

- The Gods Are Athirst (French: Les dieux ont soif, also translated as The Gods Are Thirsty or The Gods Will Have Blood) is a 1912 novel by Anatole France...
- the Dreyfus affair and concluding with a dystopian ****ure. The Gods Are Athirst (Les dieux ont soif, 1912) is a novel, set in Paris during the French Revolution...
- say, "Come." And let him that heareth say, "Come." And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. — Revelation...
- female protagonist in Anatole France's 1912 historical novel, The Gods Are Athirst (Les Dieux ont Soif) Élodie Bradford, title character in French police...
- of Constantine in the writings of Theophanes the Confessor: "a monster athirst for blood", "a ferocious beast", "unclean and bloodstained magician taking...
- bin friedlos, ich bin durstig nach fernen Dingen ("I am restless. I am athirst for far-away things") O Mutter, der junge Prinz ("O mother, the young Prince")...
- Pédauque (1892) The Red Lily (1894) Penguin Island (1908) The Gods Are Athirst (1912) The Revolt of the Angels (1914) Short fiction "Le Jongleur de Notre...
- "fish", fyllen "to fill" [fyllen], hæft "prisoner", ofþyrsted [ofθyrsted] "athirst", líf "life", wulf "wolf". But in say the dative singular of "life", that...
- hearing: ‘Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.’ (Rev...
- poem is referenced repeatedly in Anatole France's 1912 novel The Gods Are Athirst as a favourite work, parts of which can be recited from memory by ordinary...