单词 | februation |
释义 | februationn. Now rare. A ceremonial purification or cleansing. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [noun] washingc1375 purgationa1382 purificationc1384 expiation1532 emundation1610 lustration1614 februationa1652 lustrating1653 water purification1722 samskara1807 a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) ii. 32 Those charms and Februations anciently in use upon the appearing of an Eclipse. 1663 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (1665) 172 To reconcile his peevish and touchy Greatness by some Februations. 1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 1876 J. Martin tr. C. F. Keil Comm. Ezek. I. 207 The passing of children through fire without either slaying or burning; a februation by fire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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