| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Acrasy": Excess; intemperance.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Acrasia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
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| Literature | Acrasia (Self-indulgence). An enchantress who lived in the "Bower of Bliss," situate in "Wandering Island" She transformed her lovers into monstrous shapes, and kept them captives. Sir Guyon having crept up softly, threw a net over her, and bound her in chains of adamant; then broke down her bower and burnt it to ashes. - Spencer Fary Queen, ii. 12. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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