Laudanum vs Thebaic - What's the difference?
laudanum | thebaic |
A tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug.
To add laudanum to (a drink or the like).
(rare) To cause (a person) to be high on laudanum.
Theban; Of or pertaining to Thebes, especially in the context of the scriptures.
*1957', Heinrich Boll, L. Vennewitz (tr.) - priests, monks, missionaries who, by way of this strange detour via Ireland, brought the spirit of ' Thebaic ascetisism to Europe
Of or pertaining to opium.
*1791', William Lewis, ''The Edinburgh New Dispensatory'' - '''''Thebaic extract, half a dram.
