Opium

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See also: opium, ópium, and ópíum

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːpiʊm/,
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Noun

Opium n (strong, genitive Opiums, no plural)

  1. opium
    • 1844, Karl Marx, Zur Kritik der Hegel'schen Rechts-Philosophie (Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher), page 71:
      Die Religion ist der Seufzer der bedrängten Kreatur, das Gemüth einer herzlosen Welt, wie sie der Geist geistloser Zustände ist. Sie ist das Opium des Volks.
      Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

Declension

Declension of Opium
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Opium
genitive eines des Opiums
dative einem dem Opium
accusative ein das Opium

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