Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. p.) Addicted; devoted. 2. (v. t.) To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to. 3. (v. t.) To adapt; to make suitable; to fit. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ADDICT a-dikt': Found only in the King James Version of 1 Corinthians 16:15, for Greek tasso. The house of Stephanus is said to be "addicted to the ministry of the saints," i.e. they have so "arranged" their affairs as to make of this service a prime object; the Revised Version (British and American) "set themselves to minister."