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▪ I. † inaniˈmation1 Obs.
[Noun of action from inanimate v.1]
Infusion of life, spirit, or vitality.
a1614Donne βιαθανατος (1644) 175 He hath preserued..from that ordinary corruption of evill..(as he is said to have done our B. Lady from originall sinne in her inanimation,) some of those acts of ours. 1625― Serm. cl., Wks. 1839 VI. 67 God hath given our zeal..a new inanimation by this fire of tribulation. 1647Bp. Hall Christ Mystical (R.), This habitual joy..arising from the inanimation of Christ living and breathing within us.
▪ II. inanimation2|ɪnænɪˈmeɪʃən|
[in-3.]
Inanimate condition; absence of life or liveliness.
1784New Spectator No. 9. 8/2 The lines of Mrs. Bannister's inanimation. 1816Bentham Chrestom. i. Wks. 1843 VIII. 12 The growth of the mind is retarded to an inordinate degree, by the state of inanimation in which it is kept. 1817Shelley in Dowden Life II. 168 Towards evening I sink into a state of lethargy and inanimation. 1858Times 19 Nov. 7/6 After such a long duration of inanimation she became perfectly conscious. |