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单词 februation
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februationn.

Etymology: < Latin februātiōn-em, noun of action < februāre : see februate v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: februˈation.
Now rare.
A ceremonial purification or cleansing.
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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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