An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

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• Compulsive desire for alcohol
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• Alcoholism — so dim a pain (anag)

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context disease English) addiction to alcohol.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1843, "morbid craving for alcohol," coined in medical Latin from Greek dipsa "thirst" (which is of unknown origin) + mania .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dipsomania is a historical term describing a medical condition involving an uncontrollable craving for alcohol . In the 19th century, dipsomania was a variety of alcohol-related problems, most of which are known today as alcoholism . Dipsomania is occasionally ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dipsomania \Dip`so*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thirst + ? mania.] (Med.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.