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exanimation

exanimation noun: deprivation of life or spirits.

Noun

exanimation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Deprivation of life or spirits.
    • The second [blast of the trumpet] they denominate the blast of exanimation; when all creatures both in heaven and earth shall die, or be annihilated, except those which God shall please to exempt from the common fate.1761, A Complete History of the Arabs
    • Must you take the girl from the temple? Always, ere this, you have contented yourself with the brief loan that the priests allow, and have rendered back the dead in the required state of exanimation.1923, Clark Ashton Smith, Weird Tales, The Charnel God
    Synonyms:
    lifelessness

Synonyms of exanimation

Origin of exanimation

Latin exanimatio.

Questions about exanimation

What does exanimation mean?
Exanimation means deprivation of life or spirits.
What part of speech is exanimation?
Exanimation is a noun.

Words near exanimation in the dictionary

  1. exanguious
  2. exanimate
  3. exanimated
  4. exanimates
  5. exanimating
  6. exanimation
  7. exanimous
  8. exannulate
  9. exanthem
  10. exanthema
  11. exanthemas

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