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New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

1apsinthosG894

(Eng., "absinthe"), a plant both bitter and deleterious, and growing in desolate places, figuratively suggestive of "calamity" (Lam 3:15) and injustice (Amo 5:7), is used in Rev 8:11 (twice; in the 1st part as a proper name).