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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Pleasure
• Amusements and Worldly Pleasures
Thompson Chain Reference
• Pleasure-Seekers
• Pleasure, Worldly
The Topic Concordance
• Pleasure
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Amusements and Pleasures, Worldly
Dictionaries
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Pleasure
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Pleasure
King James Dictionary
• Pleasure
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Pleasure
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Pleasure
• Please, Pleasing, Well-Pleasing, Pleasure
• Pleasure
Webster Dictionary
• Pleasuring
• Pleasurer
• Pleasureful
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Pleasure
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Pleasure
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Pleasure
Lexicons
• ܒ݁ܽܘܣܳܡܳܐ
• ܒ݁ܰܣܺܝܡܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• ܗܰܢܺܝܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• ἀπόλαυσις
• εὐδοκέω
• εὐδοκία
•   (only first 3 shown)
• אַוָּה
• חָפֵץ , חָפַץ
• חָפֵץ
•   (only first 3 shown)
Trench's NT Synonyms
• Live in Luxury and Pleasure

(1):

(n.) Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; - opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc.

(2):

(n.) What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose.

(3):

(n.) That which pleases; a favor; a gratification.

(4):

(v. t.) To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.

(5):

(v. i.) To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go pleasuring.

(6):

(n.) The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; - opposed to pain, sorrow, etc.