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† devoˈration Obs. [a. obs. F. devoration, -acion, ad. L. dēvorātiōn-em (in Vulgate), n. of action from dēvorāre to devour.] The action of devouring or consuming.
1528Roy Rede me (Arb.) 94 [Poverty]..is the goulfe of devoracion And fountayne of desolacion. 1614T. Adams Devil's Banquet 72 The decoration of the body is the deuoration of the Substance. |