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3. absō̆lūciǒun n.
26 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Forgiveness of sin as pronounced by a priest or by authority of the Church, remission; esp., the sacrament of penance; (b) a document granting remission of sins, an indulgence; (c) the act of……
5. albificāciǒun n.
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Alch. Whitening.
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6. albificāten v.
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Alch. To whiten, as by the addition of arsenic or antimony.
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7. albificātīve adj.
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Alch. Having the power to whiten.
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8. alteraciǒun n.
15 quotations in 2 senses
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Phil., physiol., med., alch.: (a) Change, transformation, transmutation; (b) change for the worse, deterioration; evel alteracioun; ill effect or result; (c) change for the better, amelioration……
11. altificāciǒun n.
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Alch. Vaporization, distillation.
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18. ascensiǒun n.
33 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The ascent of Christ to heaven; the Ascension; ascensioun dai, dai of ascensioun; (b) the feast day [forty days after Easter] commemorating the Ascension; ascensioun dai, ascensioun eve(n, the……
20. auripigment n.
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(a) A sulphide of arsenic, orpiment; esp., the trisulphide of arsenic, yellow orpiment [used in med. and alch., and regarded as a precious stone]; (b) disulphide of arsenic, red orpiment, realgar.
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