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exanimation

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Deprivation of life or spirits.

obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“The second [blast of the trumpet] they denominate the blast of exanimation; when all creatures both in heaven and earth shall die⟳, or be annihilated, except those which God shall please⟳ to exempt from the common fate.”
“Must you take⟳ the girl from the temple? Always, ere this, you have⟳ contented yourself with the brief loan that the priests allow⟳, and have⟳ rendered back the dead in the required state of exanimation.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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