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enquickening

enquickening is the present participle and gerund of enquicken.

Meaning of enquicken

Verb

enquicken (third-person singular simple present enquickens, present participle enquickening, simple past and past participle enquickened)

  1. (rare) Imbue with divine vitality.
    • How much more ought we, WITH OUR BLESSED MOTHER THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AT ALL CHASTENINGS [CHRISTENINGS] PRESUME that Sacramental grace doth like a soul enquicken the body of the outward element, and receive those for our true fellow-members of Christ, who have been made partakers of the same laver...circa 1623–1635, Dr. John Mayer D.D., Commentary on the Short Catechism set forth in the Book of Common Prayer, etc., page 7

Questions about enquickening

What is enquickening the present participle and gerund of?
Enquickening is the present participle and gerund of enquicken.

Words near enquickening in the dictionary

  1. enqueuers
  2. enqueues
  3. enqueuing
  4. enquicken
  5. enquickened
  6. enquickening
  7. enquickens
  8. enquirable
  9. enquire
  10. enquire after
  11. enquired

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