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obduration

obduration noun: a hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.

Noun

obduration (countable and uncountable, plural obdurations)

  1. (obsolete) A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.
    • thou seest me decline to a careless obduration, and to a disrespective forgetfulness of thy mercies1651, Jos[eph] Hall, Susurrium cum Deo. Soliloquies: Or, Holy Self-conferences of the Devout Soul, […], 2nd edition, London: […] Will[iam] Hunt, and are to be sold by George Lathum junior, […], →OCLC

Forms of obduration

pluralobdurations

Origin of obduration

From Latin obduratio.

Questions about obduration

What does obduration mean?
Obduration means a hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.
What part of speech is obduration?
Obduration is a noun.
What is the plural of obduration?
The plural of obduration is obdurations.

Words near obduration in the dictionary

  1. obdurated
  2. obdurately
  3. obdurateness
  4. obdurates
  5. obdurating
  6. obduration
  7. obdurations
  8. obdurator
  9. obdurators
  10. obdure
  11. obdured

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