abacination

noun
/əˌbæsɪˈneɪʃən/

Etymology

From abacinate + -ion.

  1. derived from abacinātus
  2. suffixed as abacination — “abacinate + ion

Definitions

  1. The act of abacinating, of blinding with the light from hot metal

    • That blind general lost his sight by the process of abacination.
    • Her warmth and radiance had blinded him, a self-inflicted abacination.
    • I, who had seen so many brandings and abacinations, and had even used the iron myself (among the billion things I recall perfectly is the flesh of Morwenna's cheeks blistering), could scarcely force myself to go and look at him.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA