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scortations

scortations is the plural of scortation.

Meaning of scortation

Noun

scortation (countable and uncountable, plural scortations)

  1. (obsolete) lewdness, fornication
    • Heirof I suppois it be plane, that the precept to absteane from blude, gevin be the Apostill, was temporall and not perpetuall; for uthirwayis the Halie Gaist, speiking oftin of the libertie of the Gentillis, wald have restraynit and exceptit it, as he hath done scortatioun, whilk in the same...1556, John Knox, Answers to Some Questions Concerning Baptism, etc.

Questions about scortations

What is scortations the plural of?
Scortations is the plural of scortation.

Words near scortations in the dictionary

  1. scorses
  2. Scorsese
  3. Scorsesean
  4. scorsing
  5. scortation
  6. scortations
  7. scortatory
  8. Scorton
  9. scorza
  10. scorzalite
  11. Scorziello

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