† obcaecationn.

Forms: 1600s obcaecation, 1600s obcecation.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obcaecatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin obcaecatio spiritual blindness (Vulgate), action of blinding (11th cent.), already in classical Latin as occaecātiō in sense ‘the action of concealing from view’ < classical Latin obcaecāt- , past participial stem of obcaecāre , variant of occaecāre occaecate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French obcecation blindness (1486), Italian †obcecatione (1309).See also note on forms at occaecate v.

Obsolete.

Blinded condition; lack of comprehension; spiritual blindness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [noun]

thesterc897

blindness971

obscurationa1550

twilight1610

ablepsy1616

obcaecationa1631

mind-blindness1649

blear-eyedness1653

short-sightedness1670

blearedness1678

crassitude1679

myopia1801

purblindness1834

bat-mindedness1869

myopism1880

short sighta1888

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1962) X. 108 A heavy blindnesse, and obcæcation.

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 321 Neither was their obduration, or their obcæcation less.

1696 J. Evelyn Let. 4 Mar. in R. Bentley Corr. (1842) I. 115 The fillets, with which the Iunto's eyes are banded..to represent their Obcæcation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	obcaecation
释义	† obcaecationn. Forms: 1600s obcaecation, 1600s obcecation. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obcaecatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin obcaecatio spiritual blindness (Vulgate), action of blinding (11th cent.), already in classical Latin as occaecātiō in sense ‘the action of concealing from view’ < classical Latin obcaecāt- , past participial stem of obcaecāre , variant of occaecāre occaecate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French obcecation blindness (1486), Italian †obcecatione (1309).See also note on forms at occaecate v. Obsolete. Blinded condition; lack of comprehension; spiritual blindness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [noun] thesterc897 blindness971 obscurationa1550 twilight1610 ablepsy1616 obcaecationa1631 mind-blindness1649 blear-eyedness1653 short-sightedness1670 blearedness1678 crassitude1679 myopia1801 purblindness1834 bat-mindedness1869 myopism1880 short sighta1888 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1962) X. 108 A heavy blindnesse, and obcæcation. 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 321 Neither was their obduration, or their obcæcation less. 1696 J. Evelyn Let. 4 Mar. in R. Bentley Corr. (1842) I. 115 The fillets, with which the Iunto's eyes are banded..to represent their Obcæcation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1631
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