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Fever
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FE'VER, n. L. febris, supposed to be so written by transposition for ferbis, or fervis, from ferbeo, ferveo, to be hot.
1. A disease, characterized by an accelerated pulse, with increase of heat, impaired functions, diminished strength, and often with preternatural thirst. This order of diseases is called by Cullen pyrexy, Gr. Fevers are often or generally preceded by chills or rigors, called the cold stage of the disease. Fevers are of various kinds, but the principal division of fevers is into remitting fevers, which subside or abate at intervals intermitting fevers, which intermit or entirely cease at intervals and continued or continual fevers, which neither remit nor intermit.
2. Heat agitation excitement by any thing that strongly affects the passions. This news has given me a fever. This quarrel has set my blood in a fever .
FE'VER, To put in a fever.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Fever'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​f/fever.html.
Entry for 'Fever'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​f/fever.html.