† iˈllitionObs. [ad. L. type *illitiōn-em, n. of action f.illinĕre(see illine).] Smearing, anointing. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 318 In drink or illition it confers against the bitings of Scorpions.1855Mayne, Illitio,..old term for the process of anointing; illition.