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exsufflation

/ˌɛksəˈfleɪʃən/

exsufflation noun: a blast from beneath.

Noun

exsufflation (plural exsufflations)

  1. (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
    • The next is when it will fly upwards over the helm by a kind of exsufflation without vapouring1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
  2. (obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
    • the Ceremony of Exsufflation, for ejecting of the Devil1655, Jeremy Taylor, Unum Necessarium
  3. (obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.

Forms of exsufflation

pluralexsufflations

Origin of exsufflation

Compare Latin exsufflātiō, from exsufflō.

Questions about exsufflation

What does exsufflation mean?
Exsufflation means a blast from beneath.
What part of speech is exsufflation?
Exsufflation is a noun.
How do you pronounce exsufflation?
Exsufflation is pronounced /ˌɛksəˈfleɪʃən/.
What is the plural of exsufflation?
The plural of exsufflation is exsufflations.

Words near exsufflation in the dictionary

  1. exsudative
  2. exsufflate
  3. exsufflated
  4. exsufflates
  5. exsufflating
  6. exsufflation
  7. exsufflations
  8. exsufflicate
  9. Exsultet
  10. exsuscitate
  11. exsuscitates

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